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 Killard at 10AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Killard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6792 | 5936 | 5261 | 4907 | 4350 | 3982 | 3848 | 4065 | 4099 | 4141 | 4401 | 3680 | 3622 | 4872 | 40537 | 60705 | 58720 | 48743 | 44951 | 39242 | 35020 | 32143 | 33037 | 35068 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | S | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 3.25 | 3:01AM 3.48 | 3:24PM 3.36 | 3:40AM 3.60 | 4:05PM 3.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:44AM 1.05 | 8:56PM 0.99 | 9:24AM 0.89 | 9:35PM 0.90 | 10:02AM 0.74 | 10:12PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 |

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