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 Chicala at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 | 140 | 137 | 133 | 128 | 99 | 97 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 121 | 113 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 91 | 112 | 144 | 144 | 264 | 141 | 57 | 58 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | N | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | S | SSE | SE | SE | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37PM 1.60 | 8:29AM 1.50 | 9:41PM 1.56 | 9:33AM 1.43 | 10:46PM 1.56 | 10:44AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:06PM 0.60 | 2:46AM 0.89 | 3:05PM 0.67 | 3:57AM 0.92 | 4:05PM 0.72 | 5:06AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |

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