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 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Phingask. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NE | W | N | N | NW | SSE | SSE | SSE | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 55 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | WNW | NW | SSE | SSW | SE | SSE | S | W | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 2.49 | 6:54PM 2.67 | 7:55AM 2.52 | 7:57PM 2.63 | 8:46AM 2.60 | 8:56PM 2.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 1.27 | 1:42AM 0.84 | 2:07PM 1.20 | 2:37AM 0.87 | 3:03PM 1.08 | 3:25AM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |

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