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 Indicas at 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 983 | 725 | 784 | 634 | 573 | 500 | 815 | 821 | 533 | 524 | 263 | 282 | 298 | 445 | 399 | 549 | 536 | 567 | 597 | 565 | 623 | 637 | 579 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| 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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59AM 0.94 | 5:00PM 0.65 | 5:41AM 0.96 | 5:44PM 0.64 | 6:22AM 0.98 | 6:27PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.26 | 10:48PM 0.16 | 12:12PM 0.24 | 11:29PM 0.15 | 12:55PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |

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