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 Dixcove at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dixcove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 120 | 120 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 71 | 145 | 139 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 115 | 90 | 108 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 80 | 78 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:38AM 1.01 | 9:54PM 1.23 | 9:50AM 0.95 | 10:50PM 1.21 | 11:12AM 0.92 | 11:43PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52PM 0.37 | 4:19AM 0.59 | 3:49PM 0.46 | 5:27AM 0.55 | 4:50PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 |

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