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 Kelps at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kelps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 721 | 1381 | 1665 | 2335 | 4735 | 9675 | 10091 | 7506 | 5633 | 4649 | 4169 | 3724 | 4516 | 3100 | 2699 | 2376 | 2081 | 1813 | 1460 | 1228 | 1134 | 1027 | 973 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 0.55 | 11:57PM 0.57 | 11:45PM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 0.26 | 2:19PM 0.23 | 3:18PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |

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