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 Westport-The Groins at 7PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Westport-The Groins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2826 | 1361 | 1729 | 2378 | 3647 | 4450 | 4755 | 4400 | 3672 | 3134 | 2849 | 2767 | 2511 | 2505 | 2071 | 1645 | 1647 | 2581 | 3107 | 3260 | 2319 | 2726 | 1487 | 2060 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSE | SE | SE | S | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 2.20 | 10:22AM 2.91 | 12:02AM 2.31 | 11:01AM 2.95 | 12:43AM 2.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:33PM 0.19 | 4:10AM 1.34 | 5:12PM 0.07 | 4:55AM 1.38 | 5:50PM -0.01 | 5:37AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 |
| Sunset | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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