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 Okuragahama at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Okuragahama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 169 | 331 | 393 | 244 | 134 | 97 | 68 | 64 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 84 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNE | ESE | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | NE | E | NW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 1.18 | 2:05PM 1.41 | 3:29AM 1.25 | 2:48PM 1.43 | 4:27AM 1.34 | 3:27PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:42AM 0.74 | 9:06PM 0.52 | 8:47AM 0.80 | 9:49PM 0.39 | 9:43AM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |

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