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 - Main Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rodiles - Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2944 | 2061 | 1761 | 1512 | 1161 | 1011 | 1011 | 1116 | 1197 | 1127 | 974 | 984 | 814 | 802 | 925 | 827 | 834 | 1919 | 1833 | 2372 | 2295 | 3725 | 3745 | 1669 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SSE | S | SW | S | W | E | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | SE | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 2.75 | 12:31PM 2.85 | 1:07AM 2.84 | 1:26PM 2.88 | 1:55AM 2.95 | 2:14PM 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:40PM 0.99 | 7:05AM 1.06 | 7:30PM 0.94 | 7:56AM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

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