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 Rodiles at 10AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rodiles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7319 | 6659 | 5968 | 4809 | 4056 | 3455 | 2944 | 2061 | 1761 | 1512 | 1161 | 1011 | 1011 | 1099 | 1197 | 1092 | 969 | 999 | 827 | 814 | 790 | 773 | 943 | 2287 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | S | SSW | N | ENE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | S | SSW | E | ENE | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | ESE | S | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 2.89 | 12:10AM 2.75 | 12:31PM 2.85 | 1:07AM 2.84 | 1:26PM 2.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 1.12 | 5:43PM 1.00 | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:40PM 0.99 | 7:05AM 1.06 | 7:30PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |

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