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 Figueiros at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Figueiros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 22 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1783 | 1585 | 2510 | 3161 | 1988 | 3338 | 5584 | 7366 | 11032 | 11316 | 10190 | 8444 | 7524 | 6125 | 5164 | 4031 | 3347 | 2737 | 2440 | 1990 | 1640 | 1588 | 4516 | 15955 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | N | N | N | NNE | NE | NE | SSE | SE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 2.29 | 12:01PM 2.27 | 12:24AM 2.39 | 12:44PM 2.33 | 1:02AM 2.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:26PM 0.72 | 5:52AM 0.74 | 6:07PM 0.66 | 6:34AM 0.63 | 6:46PM 0.60 | 7:13AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - |
| Sunset | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 |

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