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:
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Westende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | W | W | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | WNW | N | N | NW | W | SSW | S | SSW | SSW |
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:39AM 3.61 | 10:21PM 3.67 | 10:43AM 3.72 | 11:16PM 3.79 | 11:37AM 3.89 | 12:03AM 3.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:07AM 1.54 | 4:31PM 1.31 | 5:01AM 1.43 | 5:24PM 1.24 | 5:49AM 1.28 | 6:12PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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