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 Jetty's at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+07) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Jetty's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | S | S | SW | SW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 57 | 101 | 142 | 120 | 114 | 95 | 82 | 76 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 1.07 | 3:22PM 1.37 | 3:38AM 0.97 | 4:15PM 1.42 | 5:09AM 0.93 | 5:03PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09AM 0.69 | 10:25PM 0.76 | 8:55AM 0.73 | 11:44PM 0.68 | 9:44AM 0.76 | 12:41AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 |

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