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 Frankport at 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frankport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | NW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2034 | 1715 | 1165 | 1079 | 1745 | 1248 | 1144 | 1006 | 1633 | 2248 | 3136 | 2975 | 1866 | 2432 | 1206 | 778 | 505 | 861 | 1258 | 1820 | 2198 | 2586 | 5274 | 2018 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S | SW | NW | NW | WSW | SSW | SSW | ESE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM 2.70 | 10:36PM 2.11 | 9:09AM 2.74 | 11:19PM 2.18 | 9:46AM 2.78 | 11:58PM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 0.53 | 3:09AM 1.61 | 4:29PM 0.40 | 3:52AM 1.64 | 5:06PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |

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