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 San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3459 | 3165 | 3007 | 2593 | 2233 | 2341 | 2176 | 2107 | 5389 | 4862 | 4444 | 2394 | 2413 | 2311 | 1735 | 1524 | 1269 | 1108 | 1488 | 1187 | 1077 | 1132 | 1537 | 1656 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:28AM 1.03 | 10:10PM 1.01 | 10:20AM 1.04 | 10:56PM 1.07 | 11:06AM 1.07 | 11:36PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:54PM 0.35 | 4:15AM 0.42 | 4:38PM 0.32 | 5:03AM 0.38 | 5:18PM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 |

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