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 Boquines at 1PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Boquines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 908 | 769 | 596 | 389 | 800 | 1137 | 2275 | 4474 | 6765 | 7675 | 9897 | 23647 | 21678 | 21185 | 11472 | 10472 | 8651 | 5664 | 5068 | 4085 | 2721 | 2091 | 1949 | 1309 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 1.73 | 7:58PM 1.52 | 8:13AM 1.66 | 9:03PM 1.56 | 9:17AM 1.64 | 9:58PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:40AM 0.69 | 1:42PM 0.58 | 1:54AM 0.73 | 2:45PM 0.60 | 3:06AM 0.72 | 3:40PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |

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