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 Church Point-Newbiggin at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Church Point-Newbiggin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 68 | 93 | 105 | 102 | 88 | 111 | 82 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | SW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:58AM 3.55 | 7:59PM 3.83 | 9:01AM 3.39 | 9:02PM 3.64 | 10:04AM 3.34 | 10:07PM 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM 0.62 | 1:47PM 1.42 | 2:36AM 0.84 | 2:50PM 1.58 | 3:41AM 1.02 | 4:01PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:36 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |

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