Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:
The current surf forecast for Dooega at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 25ft (7.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Dooega. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5901 | 6367 | 5111 | 4712 | 5782 | 14404 | 42856 | 55718 | 53876 | 47919 | 43584 | 39775 | 36003 | 30991 | 29979 | 31081 | 31289 | 30515 | 28998 | 24753 | 18094 | 12787 | 9914 | 7473 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSE | NW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:00PM 2.95 | 4:18AM 3.27 | 4:40PM 3.04 | 4:54AM 3.38 | 5:18PM 3.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:54AM 0.88 | 9:59PM 0.84 | 10:32AM 0.73 | 10:36PM 0.77 | 11:09AM 0.62 | 11:12PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |

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