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 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Indicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 206 | 185 | 193 | 406 | 1165 | 1631 | 998 | 910 | 998 | 725 | 772 | 628 | 473 | 464 | 464 | 941 | 869 | 303 | 312 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 404 | 399 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 0.92 | 4:14PM 0.67 | 4:59AM 0.94 | 5:00PM 0.65 | 5:41AM 0.96 | 5:44PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:39AM 0.28 | 10:08PM 0.17 | 11:27AM 0.26 | 10:48PM 0.16 | 12:12PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 |

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