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 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kirminhy. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 912 | 1298 | 1422 | 1422 | 1913 | 1509 | 1633 | 1585 | 1708 | 2053 | 1687 | 2779 | 2840 | 2147 | 2664 | 2546 | 2280 | 2215 | 1972 | 1640 | 1640 | 1594 | 1553 | 1347 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSE | N | N | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 3.26 | 1:50PM 3.32 | 2:17AM 3.40 | 2:35PM 3.41 | 2:55AM 3.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.13 | 7:17AM 1.18 | 7:42PM 1.06 | 8:08AM 1.06 | 8:28PM 0.97 | 8:54AM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - |
| Sunset | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

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