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 Kirminhy at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kirminhy. (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 (?) | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1335 | 1049 | 892 | 848 | 949 | 1298 | 1422 | 1422 | 1402 | 1483 | 1487 | 1585 | 1708 | 2053 | 1872 | 2779 | 2840 | 1963 | 2177 | 1963 | 1936 | 1881 | 1830 | 1663 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSE | SW | NNW | E | S | WSW | WNW | N | N | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 3.27 | 1:31AM 3.26 | 1:50PM 3.32 | 2:17AM 3.40 | 2:35PM 3.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:18AM 1.25 | 6:51PM 1.13 | 7:17AM 1.18 | 7:42PM 1.06 | 8:08AM 1.06 | 8:28PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |

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