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 Furnas at 1AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Furnas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10966 | 6741 | 6751 | 5531 | 4464 | 3597 | 3123 | 2537 | 2185 | 1839 | 1810 | 4440 | 19184 | 17627 | 20604 | 20272 | 17029 | 17018 | 14856 | 12430 | 13804 | 12458 | 13422 | 13881 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | N | NNE | N | N | N | NE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:36AM 2.42 | 12:56PM 2.36 | 1:14AM 2.52 | 1:35PM 2.42 | 1:51AM 2.61 | 2:12PM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:20PM 0.68 | 6:47AM 0.64 | 6:58PM 0.61 | 7:26AM 0.54 | 7:35PM 0.55 | 8:03AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

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