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 Ashdod -Hshover (Port) at 2PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ashdod -Hshover (Port). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 146 | 161 | 181 | 113 | 123 | 140 | 200 | 261 | 276 | 225 | 172 | 115 | 93 | 68 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | SSE | SW | NNW | N | NE | ENE | ENE | ESE | ESE | N | NW | N | NE | E | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 0.25 | 3:19AM 0.26 | 4:55PM 0.26 | 4:57AM 0.24 | 5:56PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54AM 0.11 | 9:22PM 0.17 | 10:04AM 0.12 | 11:08PM 0.16 | 11:15AM 0.13 | 12:27AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |

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