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 Yacaaba Head-Boulders at 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yacaaba Head-Boulders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 251 | 759 | 422 | 281 | 225 | 177 | 476 | 526 | 498 | 470 | 320 | 726 | 681 | 575 | 556 | 472 | 396 | 333 | 327 | 253 | 195 | 191 | 149 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:57PM 0.98 | 6:34AM 1.43 | 6:50PM 0.98 | 7:11AM 1.49 | 7:38PM 0.99 | 7:48AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:45PM 0.37 | 1:17PM 0.40 | 12:26AM 0.38 | 1:59PM 0.33 | 1:06AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 |

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