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 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | SSE | N | N | N | N | N | SE | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | N | ESE | SE | N | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SSE | S | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:41PM 2.66 | 7:41AM 2.51 | 7:45PM 2.62 | 8:32AM 2.59 | 8:43PM 2.64 | 9:18AM 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50PM 1.28 | 1:34AM 0.85 | 1:58PM 1.21 | 2:28AM 0.88 | 2:54PM 1.10 | 3:16AM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - |
| Sunset | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

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