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 Fenwick at 6AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fenwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | S | E | E | E | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NE | N | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | W | W | SW | SW | W | NW | NW | WNW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 1.09 | 3:24PM 0.94 | 4:02AM 1.12 | 4:18PM 0.93 | 4:50AM 1.16 | 5:09PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:01PM 0.09 | 9:36AM 0.16 | 9:46PM 0.08 | 10:24AM 0.12 | 10:28PM 0.08 | 11:10AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 1 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 |

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