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 Hilton at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hilton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 71 | 110 | 146 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NNE | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NNE | E | SE | SW | SW | SW | SSE | ESE | ESE | SSE | SE | S | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 0.28 | 6:21AM 0.25 | 6:44PM 0.30 | 7:22AM 0.26 | 7:24PM 0.32 | 8:08AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:27AM 0.14 | 12:15PM 0.13 | 1:21AM 0.11 | 1:03PM 0.12 | 2:02AM 0.08 | 1:45PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |

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