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 Alfonsos at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Alfonsos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 167 | 149 | 163 | 169 | 231 | 326 | 353 | 441 | 353 | 348 | 408 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | WSW | W | NNW | NNW | WNW | NNW | N | NW | WSW | W | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | WSW | N | NW | WNW | NW | N | NW | NNE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 1.73 | 3:10AM 1.70 | 2:04PM 1.52 | 3:57AM 1.80 | 3:40PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 1.23 | 7:57PM 0.49 | 8:58AM 1.15 | 8:48PM 0.65 | 10:27AM 0.99 | 9:36PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |

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