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 Thommos at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Thommos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | S | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 120 | 100 | 100 | 131 | 168 | 202 | 210 | 183 | 117 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NNW | NW | W | W | SW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ENE | E | E | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM 1.25 | 5:07PM 1.02 | 5:52AM 1.32 | 6:04PM 0.98 | 6:32AM 1.38 | 6:57PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 0.50 | 11:09PM 0.37 | 12:27PM 0.44 | 11:49PM 0.39 | 1:15PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - |
Rain (mm) | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

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