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 Cripplers at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cripplers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNW | NW | NNW | NE | NE | NE | ENE | SE | SSW | WSW | NW | NW | NW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.20 | 4:48AM 0.18 | 6:06PM 0.22 | 6:18AM 0.18 | 6:54PM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:08AM 0.09 | 11:08PM 0.12 | 11:16AM 0.09 | 12:35AM 0.11 | 12:14PM 0.09 | 1:32AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

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