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 Cabrera at 4AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cabrera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 65 | 109 | 106 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | ENE | E | ENE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | E | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 0.10 | 3:29PM 0.16 | 5:29AM 0.12 | 4:10PM 0.14 | 6:16AM 0.14 | 4:55PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:24PM 0.05 | 8:36AM 0.08 | 10:50PM 0.04 | 10:21AM 0.09 | 11:14PM 0.04 | 11:53AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |

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