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 H-Reef at 5PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at H-Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | 176 | 393 | 938 | 1021 | 991 | 905 | 865 | 1119 | 1179 | 1127 | 1064 | 932 | 946 | 796 | 673 | 653 | 594 | 420 | 413 | 563 | 577 | 586 | 492 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SE | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | ESE | SE | SE | S | S | WNW | WNW | WSW | W | ENE | ESE | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM 0.57 | 12:49AM 0.76 | 10:29AM 0.53 | 1:19AM 0.83 | 11:16AM 0.51 | 1:49AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:03PM 0.18 | 7:16AM 0.49 | 5:33PM 0.14 | 8:04AM 0.46 | 6:05PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |

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