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 Ceron at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ceron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 333 | 333 | 333 | 341 | 341 | 428 | 588 | 603 | 632 | 579 | 579 | 471 | 621 | 588 | 601 | 650 | 650 | 675 | 758 | 940 | 955 | 900 | 826 | 830 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03PM 0.37 | 9:40AM 0.35 | 8:10PM 0.32 | 10:12AM 0.37 | 9:58PM 0.28 | 10:40AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:40AM 0.14 | 3:45PM 0.27 | 3:19AM 0.19 | 5:09PM 0.23 | 3:52AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |

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