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 Razorblades at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Razorblades. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 | 109 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 43 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 31 | 50 | 64 | 172 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 1.55 | 7:09PM 0.97 | 6:34AM 1.61 | 8:07PM 0.99 | 7:02AM 1.66 | 8:53PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.48 | 1:06PM 0.23 | 11:55PM 0.59 | 1:47PM 0.09 | 12:30AM 0.66 | 2:22PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 |

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