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 Horrocks at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Horrocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 283 | 522 | 515 | 487 | 561 | 689 | 714 | 1281 | 454 | 588 | 656 | 845 | 740 | 785 | 785 | 688 | 547 | 423 | 411 | 346 | 400 | 435 | 531 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:35PM 0.71 | 8:05PM 0.73 | 8:36PM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:27AM 0.10 | 4:52AM 0.07 | 5:18AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 |

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