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 Twinnies at 2AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Twinnies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 464 | 558 | 529 | 487 | 463 | 431 | 405 | 363 | 340 | 302 | 259 | 258 | 265 | 227 | 232 | 198 | 198 | 169 | 167 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | ENE | NE | WSW | W | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:27PM 1.28 | 6:31AM 1.69 | 6:09PM 1.27 | 7:08AM 1.78 | 6:50PM 1.27 | 7:43AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:41PM 0.30 | 12:48PM 0.64 | 12:17AM 0.26 | 1:30PM 0.59 | 12:53AM 0.24 | 2:10PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 |

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