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 Caxias at 7PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Caxias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2084 | 1703 | 1699 | 2409 | 2884 | 3018 | 3982 | 9972 | 15318 | 22913 | 21317 | 19374 | 17252 | 14970 | 13057 | 10484 | 7797 | 6776 | 5578 | 3768 | 3468 | 2967 | 2310 | 1903 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSW | SSE | S | SSE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 2.09 | 8:18AM 2.30 | 9:05PM 2.05 | 9:24AM 2.21 | 10:08PM 2.09 | 10:26AM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 0.65 | 1:53AM 0.84 | 2:49PM 0.74 | 3:04AM 0.90 | 3:52PM 0.77 | 4:13AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |

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