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 Trayhan's at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trayhan's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 85 | 150 | 218 | 327 | 327 | 300 | 186 | 152 | 77 | 50 | 41 | 28 | 61 | 51 | 121 | 148 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | 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 | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 2.70 | 8:57PM 2.40 | 9:02AM 2.74 | 9:41PM 2.41 | 9:41AM 2.77 | 10:21PM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:03AM 0.42 | 2:44PM 0.19 | 2:47AM 0.44 | 3:27PM 0.14 | 3:26AM 0.43 | 4:07PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -12 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 |

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