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 8PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aileen's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4401 | 6860 | 5477 | 4179 | 3880 | 4855 | 6495 | 6500 | 5029 | 9435 | 8428 | 10373 | 18892 | 24482 | 23214 | 20742 | 18681 | 16964 | 15140 | 12347 | 10702 | 8866 | 7682 | 8429 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | W | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 3.58 | 9:53AM 3.74 | 10:41PM 3.41 | 10:53AM 3.52 | 11:43PM 3.33 | 11:56AM 3.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 0.70 | 3:27AM 1.24 | 4:14PM 0.95 | 4:37AM 1.43 | 5:23PM 1.12 | 5:55AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - |
| Sunset | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |

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