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 Tubeys/Point Death at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tubeys/Point Death. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | NE | NE | N | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 46 | 96 | 158 | 170 | 163 | 154 | 139 | 66 | 35 | 58 | 45 | 41 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:28AM 0.60 | 4:30PM 0.69 | 7:19AM 0.65 | 5:02PM 0.68 | 8:02AM 0.69 | 5:35PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:19PM 0.05 | 11:04AM 0.45 | 11:56PM -0.01 | 12:01PM 0.48 | 12:31AM -0.05 | 12:52PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 |

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