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 Asia - Palmas at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Asia - Palmas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 169 | 171 | 174 | 177 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 140 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 99 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSE | S | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSE | SSE | S | S | SW | WSW | SW | S | SSE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 0.50 | 12:05AM 0.81 | 1:43PM 0.57 | 12:53AM 0.73 | 2:45PM 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36AM 0.20 | 5:17PM 0.33 | 7:23AM 0.18 | 6:46PM 0.39 | 8:01AM 0.16 | 8:10PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |

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