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 Kokrobite at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kokrobite. (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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 132 | 130 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 117 | 116 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 59 | 189 | 79 | 76 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | WSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 1.31 | 2:00PM 1.12 | 1:42AM 1.32 | 2:41PM 1.17 | 2:20AM 1.34 | 3:18PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 0.35 | 7:21PM 0.55 | 8:10AM 0.28 | 8:05PM 0.52 | 8:46AM 0.21 | 8:46PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |

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