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:
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Falasarna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | W | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | E | E | ESE | E | ESE | NE | NW | NE | ENE | E | E | SE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 0.04 | 12:12AM 0.07 | 1:47PM 0.04 | 12:41AM 0.07 | 2:23PM 0.04 | 1:06AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12PM 0.03 | 7:32AM 0.01 | 5:46PM 0.03 | 8:02AM 0.01 | 6:19PM 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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