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 Barricane at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Barricane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2340 | 3443 | 3206 | 3025 | 2840 | 2890 | 2680 | 4258 | 3993 | 3609 | 3251 | 3088 | 2605 | 2237 | 1960 | 1658 | 938 | 1344 | 1401 | 504 | 608 | 608 | 680 | 1757 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:12PM 7.35 | 11:37AM 7.50 | 12:13AM 7.12 | 12:40PM 7.32 | 1:17AM 7.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56PM 2.61 | 5:11AM 2.89 | 5:56PM 2.89 | 6:16AM 3.08 | 6:57PM 3.00 | 7:20AM 3.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

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