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 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Westport-The Groins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 770 | 705 | 730 | 745 | 659 | 516 | 506 | 671 | 864 | 2276 | 3680 | 4310 | 4992 | 4679 | 4252 | 3445 | 3410 | 2514 | 2031 | 1714 | 1609 | 1976 | 1659 | 2557 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | W | W | WSW | SSW | S | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 2.73 | 9:22PM 2.00 | 9:02AM 2.80 | 10:25PM 2.09 | 9:42AM 2.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40AM 0.95 | 3:03PM 0.54 | 2:32AM 1.12 | 3:51PM 0.35 | 3:22AM 1.25 | 4:33PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 |

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