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 D Country at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at D Country. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 116 | 86 | 85 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | W | W | S | S | S | SW | W | W | W | WSW | E | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:55AM 1.34 | 1:10PM 1.40 | 1:57AM 1.33 | 2:10PM 1.29 | 2:58AM 1.35 | 3:11PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08AM 0.19 | 7:42PM 0.12 | 8:10AM 0.24 | 8:31PM 0.14 | 9:08AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 |

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