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 Norderney at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Norderney. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | 80 | 67 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 2.35 | 7:14AM 2.60 | 8:01PM 2.41 | 8:26AM 2.59 | 9:05PM 2.50 | 9:28AM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.55 | 1:43PM 0.43 | 2:13AM 0.52 | 3:00PM 0.39 | 3:28AM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - |
| Sunset | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

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