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 Algajola at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Algajola. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | — | — | — | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | — |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | S | W | WSW | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ENE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | N | NNE | E | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 0.17 | 2:15PM 0.28 | 2:36AM 0.16 | 3:09PM 0.26 | 4:08AM 0.17 | 4:00PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52AM 0.07 | 9:26PM 0.10 | 7:58AM 0.10 | 10:21PM 0.09 | 9:17AM 0.12 | 11:04PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |

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