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 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 428 | 428 | 442 | 471 | 684 | 1594 | 892 | 1222 | 1314 | 1676 | 1388 | 2853 | 3455 | 3606 | 3199 | 2317 | 2005 | 1601 | 1322 | 1093 | 972 | 824 | 711 | 534 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NE | SE | S | S | SSE | SE | E | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 0.49 | 6:57PM 0.44 | 8:47AM 0.51 | 9:14PM 0.44 | 9:31AM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13AM 0.27 | 1:41PM 0.37 | 1:36AM 0.31 | 3:16PM 0.33 | 2:50AM 0.31 | 4:07PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |

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