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 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nungas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 250 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 336 | 331 | 277 | 213 | 264 | 314 | 371 | 371 | 437 | 432 | 406 | 385 | 395 | 683 | 683 | 648 | 614 | 606 | 598 | 598 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | N | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50PM 2.42 | 9:05AM 1.94 | 8:34PM 2.52 | 9:45AM 2.04 | 9:13PM 2.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52AM 0.74 | 2:18PM 1.22 | 3:30AM 0.57 | 3:03PM 1.14 | 4:04AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 |

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