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 Locquirec at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Locquirec. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3684 | 2625 | 2118 | 1676 | 1303 | 1245 | 1321 | 1521 | 1935 | 2084 | 2177 | 2154 | 1995 | 1995 | 1965 | 2056 | 2283 | 1777 | 2629 | 2717 | 3038 | 2479 | 2479 | 2479 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | SE | SE | SSE | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:37AM 5.66 | 2:00PM 5.71 | 2:35AM 5.76 | 2:58PM 5.80 | 3:26AM 5.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:19PM 2.25 | 7:52AM 2.48 | 8:26PM 2.29 | 8:59AM 2.36 | 9:25PM 2.17 | 9:54AM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - |
| Sunset | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 |

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