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 Capoons Bay - Bombas at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Capoons Bay - Bombas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | E | E | N | N | N | NNE | NW | NNE | NW | NW | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 206 | 123 | 225 | 87 | 88 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 56 | 95 | 95 | 115 | 101 | 148 | 132 | 106 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 0.20 | 2:05PM 0.20 | 6:31AM 0.23 | 1:58PM 0.16 | 7:05AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:58PM 0.04 | 10:10AM 0.16 | 10:13PM 0.02 | 12:34PM 0.16 | 10:30PM -0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |

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