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 Little Joes/Between the Jetties at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Joes/Between the Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 371 | 351 | 345 | 332 | 353 | 446 | 386 | 356 | 334 | 362 | 373 | 585 | 1004 | 1185 | 2471 | 2612 | 2246 | 1882 | 1531 | 1317 | 1186 | 1165 | 1124 | 1136 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 1.99 | 8:46PM 1.37 | 8:01AM 2.03 | 9:51PM 1.44 | 8:36AM 2.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.69 | 2:38PM 0.32 | 1:44AM 0.84 | 3:23PM 0.17 | 2:32AM 0.97 | 4:03PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |

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