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 Tandjung-Lefts at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tandjung-Lefts. (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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 433 | 419 | 419 | 480 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 353 | 347 | 341 | 336 | 330 | 270 | 261 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 437 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 160 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | N | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | NNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:58AM 1.53 | 5:49PM 1.99 | 6:46AM 1.48 | 6:48PM 2.05 | 8:07AM 1.54 | 7:38PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:21PM 1.06 | 10:45AM 0.99 | 12:53AM 0.95 | 11:56AM 1.07 | 1:58AM 0.78 | 1:04PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |

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