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 Tenexpa at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tenexpa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | 104 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 104 | 104 | 100 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 136 | 132 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | WSW | WSW | W | NW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | WSW | WSW | W | NW | N | NNE | NNE | N | SW | SW | W | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:52AM 0.45 | 11:53PM 0.69 | 12:48AM 0.69 | 1:49AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:48PM 0.12 | 4:16PM 0.13 | 4:51PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |

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