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 Graciosa - Lagou at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Graciosa - Lagou. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | NNW | W | NNW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3093 | 3988 | 4374 | 4651 | 4482 | 4391 | 4324 | 3987 | 3370 | 2879 | 2813 | 3068 | 3267 | 7690 | 7922 | 7612 | 4209 | 3978 | 3919 | 2876 | 2435 | 2221 | 1929 | 2008 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WNW | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14PM 1.02 | 9:29AM 1.09 | 10:09PM 1.07 | 10:20AM 1.10 | 10:55PM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:02PM 0.37 | 3:16AM 0.44 | 3:54PM 0.35 | 4:14AM 0.42 | 4:39PM 0.33 | 5:02AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 |
| Sunset | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |

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