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:
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Almograve. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 981 | 996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9277 | 7034 | 5727 | 4954 | 3365 | 2541 | 2474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SW | S | WSW | SSW | SSE | SE | SW | S | ESE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:10AM 2.46 | 7:54PM 2.10 | 8:14AM 2.32 | 9:00PM 2.07 | 9:19AM 2.23 | 10:04PM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:39PM 0.65 | 1:48AM 0.85 | 2:44PM 0.75 | 2:59AM 0.91 | 3:47PM 0.78 | 4:08AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |

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