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 Gunnery at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gunnery. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 648 | 560 | 543 | 543 | 649 | 634 | 1521 | 2617 | 4696 | 5278 | 5020 | 4369 | 4124 | 3562 | 3257 | 3059 | 2600 | 2187 | 1892 | 1600 | 1319 | 1112 | 944 | 778 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | NW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 1.73 | 7:01AM 1.91 | 7:55PM 1.67 | 7:39AM 1.79 | 8:56PM 1.64 | 8:20AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 0.67 | 1:35PM 0.48 | 1:37AM 0.84 | 2:21PM 0.50 | 2:33AM 0.98 | 3:10PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |

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