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 Juodkrante at 10AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Juodkrante. (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 | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 37 | 89 | 112 | 95 | 99 | 107 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | S | S | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59PM 0.03 | 9:27PM 0.03 | 1:27PM 0.03 | 10:03PM 0.03 | 1:57PM 0.03 | 10:39PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:46PM 0.02 | 5:29AM -0.00 | 5:24PM 0.02 | 6:04AM -0.00 | 5:56PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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