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 El Corral - La Graciosa at 11AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Corral - La Graciosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1606 | 1569 | 1363 | 1469 | 734 | 603 | 569 | 992 | 1147 | 532 | 400 | 426 | 686 | 1495 | 2504 | 6237 | 6014 | 5733 | 4251 | 3077 | 2822 | 3993 | 2103 | 1305 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:24AM 1.93 | 10:55PM 1.99 | 11:12AM 1.97 | 11:36PM 2.08 | 11:54AM 2.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15AM 0.78 | 4:37PM 0.66 | 5:04AM 0.68 | 5:18PM 0.60 | 5:45AM 0.59 | 5:56PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |

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