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 Needles at 9PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Needles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3464 | 3907 | 3445 | 3213 | 2893 | 2315 | 1997 | 2103 | 2029 | 593 | 675 | 1758 | 3412 | 4470 | 5163 | 5288 | 4901 | 4445 | 3804 | 3291 | 2666 | 2253 | 1768 | 2285 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | W | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:19PM 2.42 | 9:16AM 3.11 | 11:08PM 2.52 | 9:54AM 3.17 | 11:50PM 2.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 0.78 | 3:10AM 1.73 | 4:27PM 0.61 | 3:57AM 1.78 | 5:05PM 0.47 | 4:40AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 |
| Sunset | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |

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