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 Hornhole at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s 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) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hornhole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | N | N | N | NW | NW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | — | — | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | W | SW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:44AM 0.12 | 6:04PM 0.16 | 6:24AM 0.12 | 6:49PM 0.17 | 7:05AM 0.13 | 7:32PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 0.01 | 12:36AM 0.02 | 12:17PM 0.02 | 1:16AM 0.03 | 12:57PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

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