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 Toninhas at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Toninhas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | E | E | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 59 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 153 | 220 | 244 | 257 | 213 | 344 | 298 | 237 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | S | SSE | SSE | ENE | N | NW | NNW | NNW | WSW | SE | NNE | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.81 | 12:41AM 0.91 | 12:30PM 0.84 | 1:21AM 0.97 | 1:00PM 0.87 | 1:55AM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 0.40 | 5:54PM 0.31 | 6:31AM 0.38 | 6:39PM 0.22 | 7:16AM 0.36 | 7:19PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |

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