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 Serans at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Serans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1538 | 1538 | 1901 | 2287 | 2267 | 2220 | 2019 | 1980 | 2085 | 2537 | 2803 | 2221 | 3578 | 3400 | 3803 | 4186 | 4783 | 4851 | 4431 | 4218 | 3835 | 3779 | 3445 | 2941 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SSE | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | NNW | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 2.38 | 12:34AM 2.37 | 12:52PM 2.39 | 1:22AM 2.48 | 1:41PM 2.45 | 2:04AM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.82 | 6:42AM 0.89 | 7:04PM 0.78 | 7:32AM 0.80 | 7:47PM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

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