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 Aoura at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aoura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | 120 | 167 | 141 | 150 | 242 | 374 | 421 | 455 | 404 | 269 | 148 | 148 | 144 | 263 | 429 | 441 | 257 | 84 | 93 | 132 | 90 | 59 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 1.51 | 12:23AM 1.25 | 1:13PM 1.50 | 2:09AM 1.25 | 2:01PM 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:29AM 0.54 | 6:50PM 0.86 | 6:29AM 0.70 | 8:06PM 0.74 | 7:37AM 0.82 | 9:04PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |

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