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:
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | — | — | ENE | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 80 | 84 | 63 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNE | E | E | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.21 | 6:52PM 0.26 | 7:22AM 0.21 | 7:32PM 0.28 | 8:10AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:34AM 0.12 | 12:17PM 0.11 | 1:30AM 0.10 | 1:03PM 0.10 | 2:12AM 0.07 | 1:44PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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