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 Furana at 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Furana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SE | SE | SE | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 125 | 210 | 266 | 157 | 157 | 204 | 200 | 258 | 305 | 439 | 439 | 381 | 447 | 441 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:17PM 0.62 | 7:29AM 0.61 | 10:32PM 0.69 | 8:56AM 0.57 | 11:19PM 0.75 | 10:11AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:24AM 0.54 | 2:56PM 0.27 | 4:48AM 0.50 | 3:53PM 0.24 | 5:48AM 0.45 | 4:39PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |

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