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 Bamburgh at 2AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bamburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SW | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | SE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 59 | 96 | 121 | 113 | 140 | 133 | 128 | 126 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 63 | 62 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 4.11 | 7:40AM 3.63 | 7:41PM 3.89 | 8:42AM 3.47 | 8:43PM 3.70 | 9:44AM 3.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:25PM 1.20 | 1:09AM 0.63 | 1:20PM 1.44 | 2:10AM 0.87 | 2:23PM 1.61 | 3:15AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - |
| Sunset | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

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