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 Corralito at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Corralito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | 77 | 121 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 161 | 121 | 229 | 84 | 107 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 53 | 275 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | WSW | WNW | W | S | S | ESE | SSE | NNE | N | NNW | W | SW | SSW | ESE | NE | N | NNW | NNW | NW | W | SSW | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 0.24 | 8:07PM 0.45 | 8:11AM 0.24 | 9:06PM 0.43 | 9:07AM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:47AM 0.11 | 12:13PM 0.01 | 1:50AM 0.12 | 1:12PM 0.02 | 2:45AM 0.13 | 2:10PM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 15 |

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