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 12AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Flagler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 44 | 275 | 632 | 952 | 987 | 846 | 702 | 586 | 492 | 460 | 350 | 266 | 180 | 142 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 92 | 125 | 125 | 68 | 125 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | E | E | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:42PM 1.25 | 4:23AM 1.51 | 4:30PM 1.22 | 5:06AM 1.54 | 5:15PM 1.21 | 5:48AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:57PM 0.29 | 10:50AM 0.40 | 10:39PM 0.28 | 11:35AM 0.37 | 11:20PM 0.26 | 12:17PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |

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