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 Utulei at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Utulei. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 168 | 130 | 96 | 95 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 47 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 108 | 110 | 141 | 136 | 133 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:55PM 0.79 | 4:17AM 0.69 | 4:35PM 0.80 | 4:58AM 0.67 | 5:12PM 0.80 | 5:36AM 0.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:15PM 0.12 | 10:13AM 0.12 | 10:56PM 0.11 | 10:49AM 0.11 | 11:35PM 0.10 | 11:25AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |

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