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 Y-Steps at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Y-Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | S | S | S | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:50PM 1.33 | 9:56AM 1.19 | 1:03AM 1.45 | 1:02PM 1.03 | 2:36AM 1.64 | 3:35PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 1.02 | 4:46PM 0.77 | 8:58AM 0.96 | 6:44PM 0.84 | 10:09AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 21 |

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