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 Drummonds at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Drummonds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 220 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 217 | 244 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 197 | 211 | 208 | 261 | 251 | 232 | 429 | 429 | 447 | 344 | 335 | 318 | 489 | 476 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | N | NE | NW | NNW | WNW | WSW | SW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:14PM 0.60 | 6:40PM 0.64 | 7:07PM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:45AM 0.18 | 4:05AM 0.13 | 4:28AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 |

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