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 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taronui Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | E | E | E | E | N | N | E | E | E | E | E | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | 42 | 41 | 62 | 58 | 60 | 78 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 80 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 104 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | NW | WNW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:24PM 2.11 | 7:10AM 2.17 | 7:10PM 2.11 | 7:55AM 2.20 | 7:53PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:28PM 0.98 | 12:48AM 0.83 | 1:13PM 0.97 | 1:33AM 0.81 | 1:56PM 0.94 | 2:16AM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |

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