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 Collignon at 1AM is: 2.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Collignon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3167 | 3161 | 2791 | 2425 | 2065 | 1811 | 1541 | 1175 | 991 | 773 | 602 | 487 | 430 | 404 | 463 | 493 | 563 | 670 | 690 | 690 | 787 | 762 | 738 | 678 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | SSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36PM 3.96 | 3:30AM 3.81 | 3:48PM 3.79 | 4:35AM 3.81 | 4:55PM 3.76 | 5:31AM 3.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:24PM 1.29 | 9:55AM 1.66 | 10:27PM 1.46 | 11:05AM 1.68 | 11:32PM 1.51 | 12:11PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - |
| Sunset | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |

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