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 Hamamet ( Le Port) at 4AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hamamet ( Le Port). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 60 | 96 | 131 | 146 | 205 | 177 | 146 | 95 | 120 | 149 | 139 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | S | SW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 0.14 | 10:03AM 0.12 | 9:57PM 0.14 | 10:52AM 0.13 | 10:58PM 0.14 | 11:31AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 0.06 | 3:39PM 0.08 | 4:35AM 0.06 | 4:50PM 0.06 | 5:15AM 0.05 | 5:40PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |

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