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:
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | SE | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | ENE | ESE | ENE | NW | N | NNE | ENE | NNE | NNE | NE | W | NW | ESE | SE | ENE | NE | E | ESE | SSW | WSW | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 0.08 | 1:41AM 0.11 | 2:26PM 0.08 | 2:13AM 0.11 | 3:01PM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00AM 0.02 | 7:13PM 0.03 | 8:28AM 0.02 | 7:52PM 0.03 | 9:00AM 0.01 | 8:23PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

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

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