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 Sebastian Inlet-Third Peak at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sebastian Inlet-Third Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 318 | 159 | 187 | 155 | 112 | 126 | 120 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 112 | 109 | 119 | 120 | 126 | 188 | 187 | 181 | 159 | 164 | 116 | 104 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:18PM 0.17 | 6:00AM 0.35 | 5:59PM 0.16 | 6:40AM 0.37 | 6:36PM 0.17 | 7:17AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM -0.30 | 12:23PM -0.22 | 11:59PM -0.32 | 1:03PM -0.23 | 12:36AM -0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |

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