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 Digger at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Digger. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | S | SSE | SSE | SE | ENE | NE | NNW | NW | NNW | SSE | SSE | SE | NE | N | NW | NNW | ENE | SE | SE | ESE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross | glass | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:28AM 1.82 | 6:33PM 2.24 | 7:07AM 1.69 | 7:28PM 2.28 | 8:46AM 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:47PM 1.26 | 11:25AM 1.05 | 1:28AM 1.17 | 12:28PM 1.21 | 2:44AM 0.99 | 1:40PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |

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