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 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frankport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 848 | 1379 | 2468 | 2917 | 2805 | 2202 | 2059 | 1715 | 1165 | 959 | 2024 | 2310 | 1332 | 1455 | 1351 | 1868 | 2418 | 1848 | 3430 | 2977 | 2370 | 1752 | 1216 | 1178 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | SW | NNW | NW | SW | SSW | S | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:47PM 2.03 | 8:33AM 2.70 | 10:36PM 2.11 | 9:09AM 2.74 | 11:19PM 2.18 | 9:46AM 2.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13PM 0.68 | 2:23AM 1.55 | 3:52PM 0.53 | 3:09AM 1.61 | 4:29PM 0.40 | 3:52AM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 |
| Sunset | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 |

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