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 Mutungs at 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mutungs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | N | N | NW | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 51 | 37 | 70 | 130 | 296 | 290 | 279 | 136 | 121 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 139 | 123 | 116 | 82 | 73 | 92 | 65 | 114 | 112 | 144 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 0.65 | 5:02PM 0.68 | 8:02AM 0.69 | 5:35PM 0.68 | 8:40AM 0.72 | 6:07PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:56PM -0.01 | 12:01PM 0.48 | 12:31AM -0.05 | 12:52PM 0.50 | 1:05AM -0.08 | 1:37PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |

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