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 Mellieha-Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mellieha-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | E | E | NE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 111 | 156 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 43 | 58 | 60 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 67 | 61 | 90 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59PM 0.14 | 1:34AM 0.18 | 1:33PM 0.15 | 2:06AM 0.19 | 2:05PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 0.05 | 7:02PM 0.03 | 7:50AM 0.04 | 7:36PM 0.02 | 8:21AM 0.04 | 8:08PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |

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