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 4 Mile Beach and Point at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile Beach and Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | N | N | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 195 | 311 | 580 | 865 | 637 | 741 | 621 | 586 | 441 | 363 | 344 | 284 | 231 | 227 | 223 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 124 | 87 | 50 | 42 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | NE | ENE | ENE | SSE | W | NW | WNW | NW | N | NE | NE | NW | WSW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 1.15 | 6:17PM 0.83 | 6:15AM 1.18 | 7:15PM 0.82 | 6:49AM 1.21 | 8:08PM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:31PM 0.40 | 11:36PM 0.49 | 1:16PM 0.33 | 12:15AM 0.53 | 1:58PM 0.27 | 12:54AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 14 |

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