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 Waverly at 12AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waverly. (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 (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSW | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.94 | 4:28AM 1.13 | 4:40PM 0.91 | 5:10AM 1.18 | 5:25PM 0.90 | 5:51AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.09 | 10:52AM 0.14 | 10:48PM 0.09 | 11:39AM 0.10 | 11:28PM 0.08 | 12:23PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -4 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -1 |

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