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 Edmago at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Edmago. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 210 | 210 | 84 | 83 | 146 | 161 | 186 | 132 | 137 | 213 | 161 | 119 | 206 | 146 | 141 | 49 | 58 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 78 | 67 | 77 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | E | ENE | ESE | E | ENE | NE | NNE | E | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 0.84 | 2:03PM 0.88 | 2:26PM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:08PM 0.09 | 11:26PM 0.06 | 11:50PM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |

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