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 Prainha at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Prainha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ENE | ENE | ENE | SE | SE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | SE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 281 | 240 | 240 | 200 | 200 | 192 | 142 | 139 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 90 | 58 | 54 | 66 | 102 | 100 | 77 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 150 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | ESE | SSE | S | SSW | S | SSE | ESE | E | E | SW | W | WNW | NW | N | NE | NNE | N | WNW | NW | WNW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33AM 0.62 | 9:29PM 0.66 | 10:30AM 0.65 | 11:00PM 0.71 | 11:13AM 0.68 | 11:57PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 0.45 | 4:42AM 0.36 | 5:03PM 0.36 | 5:35AM 0.36 | 5:41PM 0.28 | 6:23AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 |

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