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 Yanerbie at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Yanerbie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 374 | 414 | 359 | 270 | 255 | 227 | 150 | 147 | 142 | 92 | 92 | 112 | 57 | 56 | 76 | 74 | 130 | 127 | 119 | 123 | 132 | 251 | 167 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | E | ENE | SW | S | SSE | SE | ESE | ENE | NE | N | WNW | SW | SE | SE | E | NE | NE | N | WNW | SSW | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 0.00 | 3:51PM 0.00 | 5:35PM 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:38AM -0.00 | 2:50AM -0.00 | 4:46AM -0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 21 |

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