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 Chameau at 7PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chameau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 684 | 1594 | 892 | 1222 | 1314 | 1676 | 1388 | 3016 | 3500 | 3750 | 3384 | 2317 | 2005 | 1748 | 1322 | 1093 | 972 | 824 | 669 | 534 | 451 | 353 | 347 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 0.44 | 8:47AM 0.51 | 9:14PM 0.44 | 9:31AM 0.54 | 10:20PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:41PM 0.37 | 1:36AM 0.31 | 3:16PM 0.33 | 2:50AM 0.31 | 4:07PM 0.27 | 3:44AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |

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