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 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Newport-South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 683 | 683 | 532 | 486 | 535 | 584 | 794 | 684 | 696 | 429 | 650 | 1023 | 1789 | 2697 | 3152 | 2744 | 3390 | 3610 | 3481 | 2684 | 2086 | 1549 | 1900 | 1789 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 1.62 | 7:50AM 2.39 | 9:12PM 1.65 | 8:27AM 2.44 | 10:16PM 1.73 | 9:02AM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM 0.81 | 3:01PM 0.38 | 2:08AM 1.00 | 3:47PM 0.21 | 2:56AM 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |

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