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 Fitii at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fitii. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | S | S | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 25 | 45 | 17 | 56 | 102 | 119 | 115 | 105 | 151 | 295 | 362 | 429 | 481 | 456 | 514 | 512 | 458 | 437 | 431 | 411 | 323 | 318 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | 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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:06PM 0.18 | 11:36AM 0.19 | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:04PM 0.19 | 11:57PM 0.19 | 12:30PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 0.07 | 5:37AM 0.05 | 5:55PM 0.06 | 6:03AM 0.03 | 6:14PM 0.05 | 6:27AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |

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