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 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Digger. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 84 | 16 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | WNW | SSE | SSE | SSW | SW | WSW | W | W | SW | S | S | S | S | NW | NW | NW | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:14AM 2.35 | 4:42PM 2.20 | 4:12AM 2.06 | 5:36PM 2.21 | 5:28AM 1.82 | 6:33PM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:10PM 1.17 | 9:50AM 0.61 | 10:18PM 1.25 | 10:34AM 0.84 | 11:47PM 1.26 | 11:25AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 |

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