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 - La Pointe Espagnole at 9PM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at La Cote Sauvage - La Pointe Espagnole. (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 | 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) (?) | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1589 | 1016 | 2205 | 2403 | 2274 | 2199 | 2149 | 1885 | 1688 | 1415 | 1222 | 979 | 797 | 678 | 561 | 420 | 336 | 401 | 326 | 465 | 561 | 569 | 561 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | S | W | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSE | SSE | E | E | E | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05AM 3.60 | 12:27PM 3.78 | 1:02AM 3.67 | 1:22PM 3.79 | 1:51AM 3.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40PM 1.18 | 5:03AM 1.35 | 5:41PM 1.29 | 6:07AM 1.39 | 6:42PM 1.29 | 7:09AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |

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