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 Sulima at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sulima. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 102 | 141 | 145 | 149 | 77 | 86 | 119 | 165 | 129 | 127 | 121 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 54 | 81 | 98 | 99 | 154 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | N | N | NNE | NE | SW | WSW | WNW | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18AM 1.05 | 4:16PM 1.03 | 4:04AM 1.03 | 4:58PM 1.08 | 4:47AM 1.03 | 5:36PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08PM 0.50 | 9:44AM 0.29 | 10:05PM 0.47 | 10:24AM 0.25 | 10:52PM 0.42 | 11:01AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 |

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