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 Shatby at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Shatby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 108 | 144 | 167 | 220 | 276 | 407 | 600 | 649 | 602 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:08AM 0.16 | 6:12PM 0.18 | 6:32AM 0.16 | 6:59PM 0.19 | 7:33AM 0.17 | 7:37PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:28AM 0.08 | 12:40AM 0.09 | 12:28PM 0.08 | 1:33AM 0.07 | 1:16PM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |

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