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 Empuriabrava at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Empuriabrava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ESE | E | ENE | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 68 | 76 | 72 | 151 | 195 | 255 | 179 | 172 | 136 | 91 | 186 | 210 | 655 | 634 | 485 | 476 | 334 | 196 | 106 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SW | WSW | WNW | WSW | SW | E | E | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | WNW | WNW | ESE | SE | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 0.17 | 5:05PM 0.16 | 6:45AM 0.19 | 5:47PM 0.15 | 7:20AM 0.20 | 6:28PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 0.10 | 11:45PM 0.04 | 12:48PM 0.10 | 12:14AM 0.04 | 1:39PM 0.09 | 12:45AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

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