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 Tula at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tula. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 123 | 145 | 145 | 193 | 160 | 153 | 155 | 155 | 207 | 236 | 173 | 222 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | NW | NW |
| 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 | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 0.94 | 4:40AM 0.82 | 4:53PM 0.95 | 5:20AM 0.82 | 5:31PM 0.96 | 6:00AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:40PM 0.23 | 10:36AM 0.25 | 11:18PM 0.20 | 11:13AM 0.24 | 11:56PM 0.18 | 11:51AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |

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