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 Sopico at 12AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). 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) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sopico. (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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4981 | 4169 | 3926 | 3144 | 2424 | 2090 | 1812 | 1324 | 1247 | 1247 | 1380 | 1482 | 1346 | 1018 | 905 | 841 | 841 | 816 | 822 | 1017 | 2241 | 1968 | 2329 | 2963 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | S | S | SSW | ENE | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | W | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 2.75 | 12:30PM 2.86 | 1:06AM 2.84 | 1:26PM 2.89 | 1:54AM 2.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:41PM 0.99 | 6:05AM 1.12 | 6:38PM 0.99 | 7:04AM 1.05 | 7:28PM 0.94 | 7:54AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |

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