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 Playa de Ondarreta - Pikua at 2AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Ondarreta - Pikua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2111 | 2082 | 2053 | 2281 | 2095 | 1799 | 1697 | 1444 | 1216 | 1045 | 784 | 679 | 1276 | 5163 | 11485 | 12438 | 11695 | 11134 | 9204 | 8710 | 8145 | 7698 | 7611 | 7686 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | NW | NE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 3.12 | 2:57PM 3.09 | 3:14AM 3.24 | 3:35PM 3.18 | 3:50AM 3.35 | 4:12PM 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:12PM 0.88 | 8:37AM 0.82 | 8:53PM 0.79 | 9:18AM 0.70 | 9:32PM 0.71 | 9:57AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 |

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