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 12PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| 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 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 136 | 122 | 123 | 123 | 82 | 121 | 99 | 123 | 225 | 222 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 309 | 395 | 386 | 386 | 437 | 502 | 477 | 612 | 773 | 860 | 581 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SSW | ESE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | WSW | SSW | W | ENE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26AM 0.38 | 3:41PM 0.56 | 3:31AM 0.36 | 4:21PM 0.60 | 4:23AM 0.35 | 4:57PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 0.15 | 10:35PM 0.21 | 9:16AM 0.13 | 11:17PM 0.17 | 9:54AM 0.11 | 11:51PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |

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