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 Traslovslage at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Traslovslage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | WNW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 126 | 149 | 108 | 69 | 64 | 94 | 141 | 167 | 164 | 105 | 53 | 64 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | WSW | W | W | SW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:47AM 0.09 | 6:25PM 0.14 | 6:24AM 0.10 | 7:09PM 0.14 | 7:03AM 0.11 | 7:54PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 0.02 | 12:41AM 0.04 | 12:11PM 0.02 | 1:24AM 0.05 | 12:55PM 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 |

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