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 Westfalia at 2AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Westfalia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 547 | 497 | 497 | 497 | 422 | 413 | 362 | 339 | 331 | 286 | 286 | 247 | 228 | 228 | 241 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 212 | 224 | 243 | 249 | 249 | 243 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | NW | WNW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | NW | N | N | NNW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | N | NNE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 0.43 | 10:46PM 0.18 | 9:21AM 0.42 | 9:58AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:27AM 0.17 | 5:43PM 0.10 | 12:31AM 0.18 | 6:26PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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