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 ADs/Doubles at 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at ADs/Doubles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | NW | NW | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93 | 92 | 100 | 84 | 87 | 71 | 71 | 42 | 120 | 118 | 75 | 70 | 60 | 59 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | ENE | E | ESE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 0.27 | 8:19AM 0.50 | 10:34PM 0.35 | 9:07AM 0.42 | 11:29PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:23PM 0.04 | 1:44AM 0.19 | 3:59PM 0.03 | 3:36AM 0.24 | 4:31PM 0.02 | 5:27AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

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