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:
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | ESE | ESE | ESE | NW | E | E | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | — | — | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NNW | NE | ENE | E | ESE | E | W | NNW | N | N | NE | NNE | NW | WNW | WSW | WNW | N | N | N | N | NE | E | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 0.09 | 10:55AM 0.07 | 12:04AM 0.10 | 12:10PM 0.07 | 12:36AM 0.10 | 1:04PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.03 | 5:48AM 0.05 | 5:01PM 0.03 | 6:41AM 0.04 | 5:54PM 0.03 | 7:25AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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