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 Double Island Point - East Side at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Double Island Point - East Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 259 | 375 | 499 | 617 | 681 | 760 | 724 | 585 | 542 | 495 | 428 | 373 | 322 | 322 | 276 | 273 | 246 | 238 | 233 | 196 | 193 | 164 | 164 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | E | SSE | ESE | E | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 1.08 | 6:16AM 1.55 | 6:14PM 1.07 | 6:54AM 1.62 | 6:58PM 1.06 | 7:31AM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 0.25 | 12:49PM 0.41 | 12:07AM 0.23 | 1:30PM 0.34 | 12:45AM 0.21 | 2:09PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |

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