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 Inverbervie at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Inverbervie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 679 | 723 | 469 | 365 | 274 | 182 | 140 | 116 | 113 | 96 | 91 | 62 | 60 | 79 | 75 | 59 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 134 | 272 | 340 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:45PM 3.26 | 10:30AM 3.23 | 10:42PM 3.29 | 11:16AM 3.33 | 11:33PM 3.36 | 11:57AM 3.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 1.06 | 4:31PM 1.30 | 4:55AM 1.05 | 5:19PM 1.13 | 5:39AM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 |

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