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 Flagler at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Flagler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | ESE | ESE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 433 | 293 | 155 | 110 | 98 | 98 | 55 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 83 | 108 | 125 | 100 | 113 | 171 | 191 | 196 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | N | NE | E | E | ENE | E | ESE | SE | S | SE | ESE | NE | ENE | ESE | SSE | S | S | S | SE | SE | SSE | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 1.54 | 5:15PM 1.21 | 5:48AM 1.58 | 5:58PM 1.21 | 6:29AM 1.61 | 6:40PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:35AM 0.37 | 11:20PM 0.26 | 12:17PM 0.34 | 11:59PM 0.24 | 12:58PM 0.31 | 12:39AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |

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