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 Hargen at 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hargen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | SW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | NW | NW | NNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | N | N | NNW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07PM 1.66 | 1:46AM 1.93 | 1:59PM 1.74 | 2:33AM 1.93 | 2:44PM 1.81 | 3:15AM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51AM 0.50 | 8:49PM 0.43 | 9:52AM 0.46 | 10:04PM 0.46 | 10:45AM 0.42 | 11:08PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |

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