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: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rodiles - Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1197 | 1127 | 974 | 984 | 814 | 814 | 925 | 855 | 834 | 1943 | 1857 | 2122 | 2453 | 2048 | 1692 | 1647 | 1484 | 1443 | 1641 | 1363 | 1304 | 1179 | 1069 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | SSW | SW | S | SE | SSE | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | N | N | N | NNW | W | W | SW | E | E | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 2.84 | 1:26PM 2.88 | 1:55AM 2.95 | 2:14PM 2.95 | 2:37AM 3.08 | 2:56PM 3.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 1.06 | 7:30PM 0.94 | 7:56AM 0.95 | 8:14PM 0.86 | 8:40AM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |

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