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 4PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Point o Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | S | NNW | NNW | S | S | S | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | S | S | S | S | S | S | E | SE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 0.68 | 7:51PM 0.95 | 9:52AM 0.69 | 8:23PM 0.99 | 10:48AM 0.70 | 8:56PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:23PM 0.53 | 3:15AM 0.24 | 2:00PM 0.57 | 3:56AM 0.18 | 2:37PM 0.60 | 4:35AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |

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