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 Nida at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Nida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | W | W | WNW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | S | SSW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:24PM 0.03 | 9:02PM 0.03 | 12:53PM 0.03 | 9:36PM 0.03 | 1:21PM 0.03 | 10:11PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 0.02 | 5:00AM 0.00 | 4:52PM 0.02 | 5:34AM -0.00 | 5:29PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 |

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