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 Point o Rocks at 1AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Point o Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | S | S | S | S | S | ESE | SE | S | S | SE | SSE | S | S | SE | S | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | NE | NE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:23PM 0.99 | 10:48AM 0.70 | 8:56PM 1.02 | 11:35AM 0.71 | 9:31PM 1.05 | 12:17PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:00PM 0.57 | 3:56AM 0.18 | 2:37PM 0.60 | 4:35AM 0.12 | 3:12PM 0.62 | 5:13AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |

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