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 Tomate at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tomate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 99 | 97 | 73 | 65 | 87 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:11AM 0.27 | 11:06AM 0.39 | 2:47AM 0.27 | 11:33AM 0.40 | 3:48AM 0.28 | 12:02PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:13PM 0.18 | 4:24AM 0.25 | 7:01PM 0.14 | 4:56AM 0.27 | 7:41PM 0.10 | 5:32AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 |

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