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 Nagar at 8PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | NE | ENE | N | ENE | NE | N | ENE | E | ESE | E | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | 155 | 258 | 341 | 278 | 179 | 138 | 109 | 86 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | 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) | 3:08AM 1.02 | 2:40PM 1.28 | 3:52AM 1.05 | 3:13PM 1.29 | 4:31AM 1.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 0.33 | 8:31AM 0.57 | 9:32PM 0.26 | 9:12AM 0.58 | 10:08PM 0.20 | 9:51AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |

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