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 Buchupureo at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Buchupureo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 315 | 315 | 315 | 246 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 332 | 332 | 406 | 357 | 505 | 457 | 1137 | 1319 | 1417 | 1374 | 1331 | 1922 | 986 | 1470 | 1271 | 1169 | 1189 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSE | S | S | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 0.93 | 5:19AM 1.15 | 6:42PM 0.99 | 6:24AM 1.04 | 7:39PM 1.07 | 7:30AM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:06PM 0.47 | 12:12PM 0.24 | 12:30AM 0.49 | 1:02PM 0.28 | 1:47AM 0.47 | 1:46PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 |

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