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 Cocoa at 11AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cocoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 503 | 558 | 628 | 703 | 737 | 751 | 751 | 703 | 352 | 753 | 753 | 823 | 775 | 707 | 723 | 1007 | 1018 | 1029 | 963 | 828 | 763 | 763 | 818 | 800 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:39AM 0.48 | 8:57PM 0.45 | 10:25AM 0.50 | 10:47PM 0.41 | 11:05AM 0.51 | 12:29AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:43AM 0.20 | 3:37PM 0.34 | 3:34AM 0.26 | 5:04PM 0.30 | 4:24AM 0.30 | 6:10PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 |

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