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 Anconcito at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Anconcito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 | 101 | 77 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 77 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37AM 1.73 | 9:20PM 1.95 | 9:45AM 1.64 | 10:17PM 1.87 | 10:56AM 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:42AM 0.60 | 2:46PM 0.50 | 3:45AM 0.64 | 3:46PM 0.65 | 4:49AM 0.65 | 4:50PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |

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