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 Avalanche at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 394 | 759 | 794 | 639 | 532 | 555 | 622 | 672 | 794 | 661 | 670 | 507 | 719 | 1047 | 1988 | 3122 | 4002 | 4255 | 3529 | 3124 | 3017 | 2349 | 1788 | 1531 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSE | SE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 1.62 | 7:50AM 2.39 | 9:12PM 1.65 | 8:27AM 2.44 | 10:16PM 1.73 | 9:02AM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 0.58 | 1:18AM 0.81 | 3:01PM 0.38 | 2:08AM 1.00 | 3:47PM 0.21 | 2:56AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 |
| Sunset | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

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