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 Hemorrhoids at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hemorrhoids. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 91 | 66 | 41 | 35 | 27 | 100 | 104 | 134 | 134 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 85 | 111 | 142 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SE | E | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 1.81 | 12:28AM 2.12 | 1:06PM 1.85 | 1:13AM 2.17 | 1:51PM 1.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:14AM 0.59 | 6:11PM 0.72 | 7:01AM 0.52 | 6:59PM 0.68 | 7:45AM 0.45 | 7:44PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |

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