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 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 4 Mile Beach and Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 284 | 187 | 129 | 98 | 55 | 40 | 110 | 128 | 200 | 284 | 593 | 556 | 637 | 741 | 546 | 520 | 449 | 426 | 403 | 345 | 279 | 269 | 264 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | ENE | E | E | SE | SSW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:08AM 1.11 | 5:15PM 0.86 | 5:42AM 1.15 | 6:17PM 0.83 | 6:15AM 1.18 | 7:15PM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:39AM 0.47 | 11:00PM 0.43 | 12:31PM 0.40 | 11:36PM 0.49 | 1:16PM 0.33 | 12:15AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 |

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