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 Newport-South Beach at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Newport-South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 738 | 494 | 754 | 534 | 1580 | 2606 | 3217 | 2697 | 3330 | 3601 | 3366 | 2913 | 2388 | 2483 | 2204 | 1205 | 2444 | 2371 | 4920 | 6548 | 7229 | 6424 | 5419 | 2883 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 1.65 | 8:27AM 2.44 | 10:16PM 1.73 | 9:02AM 2.48 | 11:08PM 1.82 | 9:37AM 2.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 1.00 | 3:47PM 0.21 | 2:56AM 1.14 | 4:27PM 0.07 | 3:41AM 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |

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