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 Haulover at 2AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Haulover. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | E | E | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1358 | 1238 | 1089 | 931 | 767 | 465 | 660 | 673 | 614 | 216 | 214 | 246 | 146 | 119 | 105 | 83 | 136 | 50 | 135 | 102 | 71 | 64 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:50PM 0.71 | 5:37AM 0.77 | 5:37PM 0.71 | 6:20AM 0.78 | 6:20PM 0.72 | 7:01AM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.06 | 11:47AM 0.19 | 11:59PM 0.04 | 12:28PM 0.17 | 12:39AM 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 |

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