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 Renes at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Renes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 61 | 43 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 60 | 101 | 184 | 232 | 265 | 239 | 294 | 579 | 294 | 560 | 541 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | W | WNW | W | W | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | N | NW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:11PM 1.41 | 6:07AM 2.08 | 7:55PM 1.45 | 6:38AM 2.14 | 8:33PM 1.47 | 7:10AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:53PM 0.48 | 11:41PM 1.05 | 1:26PM 0.36 | 12:18AM 1.09 | 1:59PM 0.27 | 12:52AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |

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