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 Banff at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (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 (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 95 | 123 | 164 | 158 | 150 | 143 | 140 | 135 | 103 | 90 | 86 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | W | W | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:37PM 3.10 | 4:37AM 2.63 | 4:34PM 2.93 | 5:39AM 2.52 | 5:36PM 2.77 | 6:42AM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21PM 0.48 | 10:28AM 1.15 | 11:26PM 0.65 | 11:36AM 1.26 | 12:32AM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - |
| Sunset | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 |

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