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 Zepotonengo at 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zepotonengo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 56 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 67 | 45 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SSW | SSW | W | NW | NNW | N | NNE | ENE | SSW | SSW | W | NW | N | N | N | ENE | S | SSW | W | NNW | N | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:53AM 0.88 | 9:47PM 1.02 | 9:44AM 0.80 | 10:38PM 1.02 | 10:37AM 0.73 | 11:27PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM 0.15 | 4:07AM 0.32 | 3:51PM 0.19 | 5:10AM 0.33 | 4:35PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 |

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