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 La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - Le Sémaphore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 510 | 1195 | 1179 | 1012 | 753 | 595 | 401 | 401 | 911 | 1371 | 1505 | 1742 | 1576 | 1026 | 2228 | 2456 | 2325 | 2224 | 2174 | 1885 | 1688 | 1415 | 1222 | 993 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | NNW | ENE | ENE | ESE | E | ENE | N | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:16AM 3.98 | 11:01PM 3.62 | 11:25AM 3.84 | 12:05AM 3.60 | 12:27PM 3.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:42PM 0.97 | 4:01AM 1.19 | 4:40PM 1.18 | 5:03AM 1.35 | 5:41PM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |

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