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 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Hargen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | NW | NNW | NNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | WSW | N | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 21 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | S | S | SW | SSW | SSW | W | NNW | NNW | W | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:46AM 1.93 | 1:59PM 1.74 | 2:33AM 1.93 | 2:44PM 1.81 | 3:15AM 1.92 | 3:24PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:52AM 0.46 | 10:04PM 0.46 | 10:45AM 0.42 | 11:08PM 0.46 | 11:30AM 0.39 | 11:58PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |

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