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 Aja at 5PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aja. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 352 | 408 | 435 | 234 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 173 | 142 | 128 | 233 | 160 | 311 | 542 | 809 | 1106 | 1251 | 1153 | 1079 | 922 | 719 | 614 | 508 | 443 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 1.56 | 1:30AM 1.36 | 2:22PM 1.58 | 3:01AM 1.34 | 3:08PM 1.61 | 4:17AM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:53PM 0.85 | 7:37AM 0.70 | 9:05PM 0.72 | 8:42AM 0.79 | 10:02PM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
| Sunset | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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