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 Asilah at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Asilah. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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 | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 817 | 995 | 852 | 2261 | 4104 | 4129 | 3777 | 3175 | 2867 | 2268 | 1834 | 1397 | 1169 | 897 | 630 | 612 | 530 | 421 | 325 | 320 | 237 | 233 | 641 | 665 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | SSE | NNE | ESE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | WNW | NW | SE | S | SSW | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:53PM 2.03 | 10:09AM 2.17 | 10:56PM 2.07 | 11:13AM 2.14 | 11:50PM 2.15 | 12:08PM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 0.72 | 3:54AM 0.91 | 4:38PM 0.76 | 5:02AM 0.89 | 5:33PM 0.76 | 6:00AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - |
| Sunset | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |

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