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 Formentera - Playa des Mitgjorn at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Formentera - Playa des Mitgjorn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | E | SW | SW | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 33 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 31 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 52 | 86 | 31 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | NW | S | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:59AM 0.09 | 8:39AM 0.10 | 8:53AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 0.02 | 10:58PM 0.01 | 11:09PM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |

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