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 Andromeda at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Andromeda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 407 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 318 | 314 | 273 | 199 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 99 | 97 | 75 | 73 | 99 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | WNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26PM 1.04 | 3:01AM 1.27 | 4:40PM 1.07 | 3:59AM 1.17 | 5:50PM 1.12 | 4:59AM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:05AM 0.29 | 8:47PM 0.60 | 10:01AM 0.30 | 10:05PM 0.67 | 10:57AM 0.31 | 11:28PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |

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