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 Flies at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Flies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SE | SE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 76 | 195 | 342 | 335 | 371 | 301 | 157 | 104 | 76 | 71 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 43 | 104 | 232 | 421 | 1318 | 2300 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NW | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59PM 0.72 | 5:21AM 0.94 | 5:42PM 0.73 | 6:02AM 0.96 | 6:25PM 0.73 | 6:42AM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:17PM 0.08 | 11:40AM 0.09 | 10:59PM 0.06 | 12:11PM 0.05 | 11:40PM 0.04 | 12:42PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | -7 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |

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