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 Audreselles at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Audreselles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | W | NW | N | NNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:31AM 5.86 | 6:07PM 5.70 | 6:40AM 5.63 | 7:17PM 5.54 | 7:48AM 5.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:03AM 1.56 | 12:30PM 1.68 | 12:57AM 1.89 | 1:28PM 1.94 | 1:58AM 2.10 | 2:33PM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

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