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 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Alfonsos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 167 | 149 | 163 | 169 | 252 | 326 | 353 | 441 | 353 | 348 | 408 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 297 | 281 | 204 | 198 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NNW | WNW | NW | W | W | N | NNW | WNW | NNW | N | NNE | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10AM 1.70 | 2:04PM 1.52 | 3:57AM 1.80 | 3:40PM 1.39 | 4:34AM 1.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:57PM 0.49 | 8:58AM 1.15 | 8:48PM 0.65 | 10:27AM 0.99 | 9:36PM 0.78 | 11:30AM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |

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