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 Gilligans at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gilligans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 142 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 184 | 144 | 295 | 575 | 637 | 554 | 354 | 258 | 182 | 169 | 203 | 180 | 178 | 186 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 249 | 334 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | N | N | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 0.61 | 2:24PM 0.79 | 2:13AM 0.55 | 3:15PM 0.84 | 3:21AM 0.52 | 3:58PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:38PM 0.41 | 7:13AM 0.24 | 9:13PM 0.37 | 8:00AM 0.25 | 10:18PM 0.31 | 8:47AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 |

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