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 Wraps at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 331 | 647 | 628 | 495 | 577 | 811 | 1555 | 1509 | 1447 | 1263 | 1245 | 1048 | 888 | 861 | 734 | 667 | 563 | 336 | 572 | 569 | 499 | 499 | 413 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:54AM 0.72 | 10:18AM 0.49 | 1:24AM 0.78 | 11:05AM 0.47 | 1:53AM 0.82 | 11:49AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.16 | 7:28AM 0.47 | 5:32PM 0.13 | 8:17AM 0.44 | 6:03PM 0.10 | 8:52AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |

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