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 Nungas at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nungas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 421 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 421 | 414 | 407 | 407 | 314 | 298 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 250 | 223 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SW | N | NW | NW | NNW | N | N | WNW | W | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 2.27 | 6:56AM 1.77 | 7:00PM 2.34 | 8:12AM 1.83 | 7:50PM 2.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00AM 1.11 | 12:12PM 1.26 | 2:06AM 0.93 | 1:23PM 1.27 | 2:52AM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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