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 Fabregas at 8PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fabregas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | E | E | E | E | E | S | S | E | SE | SSE | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 100 | 183 | 31 | 66 | 187 | 434 | 254 | 193 | 63 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 76 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ESE | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | NE | NE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 0.21 | 6:11AM 0.19 | 5:23PM 0.20 | 6:51AM 0.21 | 6:05PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 0.11 | 11:32PM 0.06 | 11:46AM 0.11 | 12:03AM 0.05 | 12:46PM 0.11 | 12:34AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 |

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