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 Lockjoint at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1092 | 521 | 492 | 511 | 969 | 954 | 790 | 838 | 706 | 683 | 555 | 503 | 442 | 389 | 320 | 309 | 298 | 298 | 258 | 224 | 191 | 187 | 177 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | W | WSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:39PM 1.13 | 11:43AM 1.16 | 12:32AM 1.17 | 12:36PM 1.18 | 1:16AM 1.21 | 1:22PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:11PM 0.39 | 5:34AM 0.53 | 6:02PM 0.37 | 6:26AM 0.48 | 6:46PM 0.34 | 7:10AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |

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