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 Fraisthorpe at 10PM is: 1.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraisthorpe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | SE | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | N | SE | SE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | 61 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 59 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | NNW | N | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:42PM 3.89 | 12:45AM 4.01 | 1:33PM 3.99 | 1:42AM 4.07 | 2:18PM 4.13 | 2:32AM 4.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 1.82 | 7:15AM 1.33 | 7:43PM 1.65 | 8:08AM 1.28 | 8:33PM 1.43 | 8:53AM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - |
| Sunset | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -1 |

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