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 Trestrignel at 7AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trestrignel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2420 | 2386 | 2069 | 2009 | 1609 | 1288 | 915 | 2904 | 3235 | 3146 | 2947 | 16412 | 19410 | 19261 | 19552 | 15431 | 12565 | 12791 | 12108 | 10695 | 9976 | 10332 | 9752 | 8342 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | W | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | WNW | W | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | 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 | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:37AM 6.05 | 4:59PM 6.05 | 5:19AM 6.31 | 5:40PM 6.28 | 5:57AM 6.55 | 6:18PM 6.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:34PM 1.92 | 10:59AM 1.79 | 11:17PM 1.68 | 11:40AM 1.49 | 11:55PM 1.45 | 12:17PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |

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