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 Shipwrecks at 9PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 80 | 82 | 63 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | NNW | E | E | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | ENE | NNE | N | NNE | N | N | NNE | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:52PM 0.26 | 7:22AM 0.21 | 7:32PM 0.28 | 8:10AM 0.22 | 8:07PM 0.30 | 8:49AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.10 | 1:03PM 0.10 | 2:12AM 0.07 | 1:44PM 0.10 | 2:48AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 |

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