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 Alkimos at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 833 | 397 | 403 | 874 | 1315 | 476 | 1208 | 778 | 542 | 393 | 303 | 275 | 275 | 223 | 193 | 382 | 303 | 233 | 211 | 190 | 117 | 219 | 227 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SE | SSE | SSW | SSW | S | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | S | S | SSE | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | ENE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02PM 0.44 | 6:09PM 0.49 | 5:53AM 0.22 | 6:21PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.24 | 7:48AM 0.23 | 4:36AM 0.22 | 7:05AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 |

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