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 Peanuts at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Peanuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 193 | 193 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 158 | 137 | 167 | 165 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 264 | 236 | 227 | 291 | 295 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNW | NNE | N | NW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | NW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 1.98 | 8:18PM 2.60 | 9:35AM 2.10 | 9:00PM 2.70 | 10:15AM 2.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:32AM 0.93 | 1:55PM 1.34 | 3:17AM 0.73 | 2:49PM 1.28 | 3:55AM 0.55 | 3:32PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 |

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