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 Caridad at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caridad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 538 | 622 | 701 | 687 | 673 | 325 | 274 | 564 | 564 | 526 | 526 | 502 | 441 | 446 | 431 | 431 | 362 | 362 | 340 | 362 | 370 | 422 | 519 | 519 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NNE | ENE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32PM 1.45 | 11:47AM 1.55 | 11:58PM 1.34 | 12:45PM 1.56 | 1:31AM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:46PM 0.86 | 5:00AM 0.63 | 6:08PM 0.83 | 6:02AM 0.75 | 7:26PM 0.74 | 7:09AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 |

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