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 Etel at 7AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Etel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1422 | 1422 | 1549 | 1483 | 1633 | 1585 | 1708 | 2168 | 3429 | 3773 | 1884 | 2372 | 2289 | 2157 | 1910 | 1884 | 1691 | 1640 | 1645 | 1599 | 1387 | 1327 | 1179 | 915 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SE | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 3.26 | 1:50PM 3.32 | 2:17AM 3.40 | 2:35PM 3.41 | 2:55AM 3.55 | 3:13PM 3.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 1.18 | 7:42PM 1.06 | 8:08AM 1.06 | 8:28PM 0.97 | 8:54AM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |

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