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 Aileen's at 12PM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Aileen's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15317 | 21907 | 21160 | 19061 | 16478 | 14307 | 12688 | 11044 | 9171 | 7580 | 6186 | 5606 | 5391 | 6048 | 6343 | 6156 | 5538 | 5275 | 4697 | 4391 | 3880 | 2914 | 2537 | 2668 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:53AM 3.52 | 11:43PM 3.33 | 11:56AM 3.37 | 12:43AM 3.35 | 12:59PM 3.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:37AM 1.43 | 5:23PM 1.12 | 5:55AM 1.49 | 6:32PM 1.19 | 7:06AM 1.43 | 7:30PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 |

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