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 Bankvaults at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bankvaults. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 373 | 363 | 352 | 347 | 342 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 193 | 212 | 209 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 204 | 184 | 137 | 137 | 192 | 189 | 152 | 169 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NE | NNE | N | N | NNW | N | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | W | W | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18PM 0.92 | 12:33PM 0.81 | 12:20AM 0.81 | 1:39PM 0.86 | 1:29AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:33PM 0.35 | 5:34AM 0.23 | 5:45PM 0.43 | 6:22AM 0.27 | 7:18PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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