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 Moolack at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Moolack. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 606 | 672 | 562 | 561 | 590 | 470 | 708 | 634 | 1774 | 2856 | 3484 | 3446 | 3746 | 3563 | 3445 | 3304 | 2704 | 2409 | 1720 | 2046 | 2293 | 2187 | 5539 | 6724 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 2.47 | 9:24PM 1.72 | 8:40AM 2.51 | 10:29PM 1.79 | 9:15AM 2.55 | 11:20PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM 0.42 | 2:14AM 1.03 | 3:53PM 0.24 | 3:03AM 1.16 | 4:32PM 0.09 | 3:48AM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 0 |

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