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 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gueque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 59 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SSE | S | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 1.76 | 3:05AM 1.94 | 3:54PM 1.82 | 3:41AM 1.97 | 4:33PM 1.87 | 4:16AM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54AM 0.81 | 8:56PM 0.95 | 9:33AM 0.73 | 9:39PM 0.93 | 10:10AM 0.66 | 10:18PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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