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 Taronui Bay-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Taronui Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 158 | 186 | 153 | 132 | 120 | 102 | 105 | 127 | 134 | 126 | 110 | 102 | 105 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 82 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 2.16 | 5:34AM 2.11 | 5:37PM 2.13 | 6:23AM 2.14 | 6:24PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 0.96 | 11:11PM 0.82 | 11:38AM 0.98 | 12:00AM 0.83 | 12:28PM 0.98 | 12:48AM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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