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 Freights at 10AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Freights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | NE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1007 | 1007 | 1007 | 921 | 942 | 865 | 865 | 880 | 803 | 836 | 452 | 404 | 422 | 731 | 731 | 830 | 758 | 763 | 763 | 709 | 709 | 780 | 961 | 1090 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:45AM 0.70 | 1:03AM 0.58 | 12:25PM 0.71 | 1:54AM 0.59 | 1:02PM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.38 | 6:39PM 0.24 | 6:13AM 0.38 | 7:23PM 0.18 | 6:57AM 0.38 | 8:01PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |

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