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 Cordeles at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cordeles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 402 | 397 | 318 | 314 | 273 | 199 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 99 | 97 | 75 | 73 | 99 | 103 | 108 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | NNW | SSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:15PM 0.72 | 3:08AM 1.10 | 4:22PM 0.76 | 4:04AM 0.99 | 5:26PM 0.82 | 5:02AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 0.28 | 10:09AM 0.10 | 9:49PM 0.35 | 10:59AM 0.13 | 11:09PM 0.39 | 11:45AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |

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