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 Woods at 2AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Point o Woods. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 29 | 49 | 94 | 182 | 275 | 280 | 139 | 100 | 86 | 72 | 52 | 49 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 126 | 279 | 756 | 1883 | 1517 | 942 | 705 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | NW | ESE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSW | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:07AM 1.32 | 5:29PM 1.05 | 5:48AM 1.35 | 6:11PM 1.07 | 6:26AM 1.37 | 6:50PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:37PM 0.08 | 11:23AM 0.04 | 11:19PM 0.07 | 12:06PM 0.01 | 12:01AM 0.06 | 12:49PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 |

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