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 Tregardock at 4PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tregardock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2141 | 1756 | 1657 | 1770 | 1729 | 1807 | 1858 | 1855 | 1910 | 1855 | 1640 | 1617 | 1442 | 1363 | 1363 | 1294 | 1256 | 576 | 1011 | 2235 | 2459 | 1959 | 4890 | 13033 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | NW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | WSW | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 5.27 | 2:40AM 5.32 | 3:02PM 5.42 | 3:27AM 5.55 | 3:47PM 5.62 | 4:08AM 5.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05AM 2.01 | 8:33PM 1.84 | 8:57AM 1.83 | 9:20PM 1.68 | 9:43AM 1.61 | 10:02PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 11 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 |

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