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 Tuckers at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuckers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | SW | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 170 | 173 | 177 | 181 | 373 | 442 | 197 | 185 | 264 | 210 | 191 | 200 | 177 | 177 | 170 | 141 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 138 | 117 | 138 | 135 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | SW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 0.69 | 4:24PM 0.58 | 5:03AM 0.71 | 5:14PM 0.57 | 5:49AM 0.73 | 6:00PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:44PM 0.05 | 10:36AM 0.10 | 10:31PM 0.05 | 11:29AM 0.09 | 11:16PM 0.04 | 12:17PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |

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