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 Teabags at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Teabags. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | 103 | 99 | 123 | 225 | 225 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 309 | 395 | 386 | 386 | 437 | 427 | 477 | 612 | 612 | 693 | 574 | 551 | 623 | 614 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | E | S | SSW | SSW | SE | ENE | NNE | NW | ESE | SE | SE | E | ESE | NNE | NE | ESE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41PM 0.56 | 3:31AM 0.36 | 4:21PM 0.60 | 4:23AM 0.35 | 4:57PM 0.62 | 5:06AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:35PM 0.21 | 9:16AM 0.13 | 11:17PM 0.17 | 9:54AM 0.11 | 11:51PM 0.12 | 10:31AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |

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