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 Phingask at 6AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Phingask. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | W | W | N | NW | SSE | SE | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | W | NW | NW | N | N | N | SE | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | W | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WSW | S | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:54PM 2.67 | 7:55AM 2.52 | 7:57PM 2.63 | 8:46AM 2.60 | 8:56PM 2.65 | 9:31AM 2.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:42AM 0.84 | 2:07PM 1.20 | 2:37AM 0.87 | 3:03PM 1.08 | 3:25AM 0.86 | 3:50PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |

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