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 Leca at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1570 | 1127 | 983 | 968 | 1094 | 1325 | 1548 | 1657 | 1610 | 1421 | 1367 | 1215 | 1308 | 1893 | 1890 | 3260 | 2935 | 3051 | 4855 | 6168 | 6326 | 6054 | 3803 | 3158 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ENE | ENE | ESE | WSW | N | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | S | S | SSE | WNW | WNW | SSE | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 3.22 | 10:56PM 3.12 | 11:10AM 3.16 | 11:34PM 3.12 | 11:48AM 3.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19AM 0.83 | 4:43PM 0.72 | 4:59AM 0.83 | 5:19PM 0.77 | 5:38AM 0.87 | 5:54PM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |

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