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 Shipwreck Bay-Blue House at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck Bay-Blue House. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1103 | 959 | 827 | 736 | 723 | 661 | 672 | 614 | 555 | 555 | 503 | 435 | 369 | 320 | 250 | 263 | 197 | 153 | 171 | 350 | 293 | 234 | 221 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | ENE | E | E | ESE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:20PM 2.89 | 5:53AM 2.76 | 6:21PM 2.84 | 7:02AM 2.80 | 7:21PM 2.86 | 8:00AM 2.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:40PM 1.05 | 12:09PM 1.16 | 12:43AM 1.03 | 1:15PM 1.13 | 1:41AM 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |

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