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 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chameau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 217 | 288 | 352 | 406 | 501 | 464 | 496 | 428 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 442 | 471 | 684 | 1756 | 881 | 1332 | 1314 | 1835 | 1388 | 2853 | 2895 | 3267 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NE | ENE | NE | NE | W | NW | WNW | SSW | E | SE | ESE | E | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 0.48 | 4:52PM 0.48 | 7:36AM 0.49 | 6:57PM 0.44 | 8:47AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:06PM 0.22 | 11:31AM 0.38 | 12:13AM 0.27 | 1:41PM 0.37 | 1:36AM 0.31 | 3:16PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |

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