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 Guibeleco at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Guibeleco. (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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1838 | 1536 | 1179 | 1069 | 1266 | 1324 | 1443 | 1363 | 1233 | 1021 | 919 | 834 | 809 | 921 | 2269 | 1958 | 2094 | 2469 | 2502 | 1959 | 1907 | 1760 | 1712 | 1572 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SW | NW | NNW | NNE | ENE | NW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31PM 2.87 | 1:06AM 2.85 | 1:26PM 2.90 | 1:54AM 2.97 | 2:14PM 2.97 | 2:36AM 3.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 0.99 | 7:03AM 1.05 | 7:28PM 0.94 | 7:53AM 0.94 | 8:12PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

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