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 Adraga at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Adraga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3453 | 3912 | 3890 | 3820 | 3219 | 2549 | 2084 | 1703 | 1699 | 2373 | 2906 | 2640 | 3717 | 7827 | 13881 | 17189 | 20680 | 21108 | 18200 | 15822 | 13204 | 10484 | 8020 | 6776 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | E | ENE | SE | SSE | SSW | SW | S | S | S | S | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 2.22 | 7:17AM 2.48 | 8:00PM 2.12 | 8:20AM 2.33 | 9:07PM 2.08 | 9:26AM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50AM 0.73 | 1:46PM 0.65 | 1:55AM 0.85 | 2:51PM 0.74 | 3:06AM 0.91 | 3:54PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

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