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 Dunkleys at 2AM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunkleys. (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 (?) | S | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197 | 292 | 259 | 426 | 880 | 154 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 103 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 131 | 131 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM 0.62 | 5:15AM 0.77 | 5:26PM 0.62 | 6:01AM 0.79 | 6:12PM 0.62 | 6:43AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:40PM 0.05 | 11:38AM 0.09 | 11:25PM 0.04 | 12:26PM 0.08 | 12:09AM 0.03 | 1:11PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |

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