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 Naufragados at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Naufragados. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | S | SE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 235 | 196 | 192 | 157 | 139 | 139 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 77 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 46 | 17 | 54 | 25 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | E | E | ENE | NE | NNW | NNW | NNE | NE | ENE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NW | W | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:00PM 0.53 | 10:45AM 0.53 | 11:09PM 0.58 | 11:05AM 0.56 | 12:00AM 0.64 | 11:35AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:53PM 0.38 | 4:20AM 0.30 | 4:43PM 0.30 | 5:18AM 0.30 | 5:27PM 0.23 | 6:10AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 |

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