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 Tocones at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tocones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | N | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 277 | 271 | 220 | 220 | 185 | 176 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 142 | 142 | 222 | 572 | 761 | 800 | 679 | 593 | 494 | 494 | 415 | 407 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | ESE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:40PM 0.25 | 7:34AM 0.43 | 6:23PM 0.23 | 8:19AM 0.45 | 7:03PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:06PM 0.16 | 12:08AM -0.00 | 2:10PM 0.16 | 12:47AM -0.01 | 3:06PM 0.16 | 1:25AM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |

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