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 Bracklesham at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | 68 | 231 | 568 | 460 | 202 | 128 | 73 | 120 | 284 | 661 | 673 | 258 | 142 | 623 | 828 | 742 | 604 | 418 | 399 | 309 | 458 | 60 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:42AM 4.26 | 4:01PM 3.97 | 4:39AM 3.98 | 5:01PM 3.69 | 5:43AM 3.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:21PM 0.90 | 10:00AM 1.29 | 10:24PM 1.16 | 11:07AM 1.45 | 11:29PM 1.34 | 12:12PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:56 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

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