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 Dredges at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dredges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | S | S | SW | S | S | S | SW | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6141 | 5133 | 2381 | 2391 | 1785 | 1476 | 1519 | 1154 | 882 | 862 | 750 | 682 | 476 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 231 | 176 | 187 | 138 | 177 | 212 | 254 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | SSE | SSE | SSE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:47AM 0.70 | 12:50AM 0.79 | 1:10AM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:14PM 0.28 | 3:20PM 0.25 | 4:16PM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 |

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