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 Gueque at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gueque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 52 | 27 | 42 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | WSW | W | W | W | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:29PM 1.66 | 1:46AM 1.89 | 2:24PM 1.71 | 2:27AM 1.91 | 3:12PM 1.76 | 3:05AM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 0.97 | 7:13PM 0.98 | 8:10AM 0.89 | 8:08PM 0.97 | 8:54AM 0.81 | 8:56PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |

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