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 Double Island Point - East Side at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Double Island Point - East Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 177 | 187 | 224 | 224 | 219 | 219 | 737 | 566 | 678 | 607 | 566 | 546 | 476 | 476 | 403 | 375 | 367 | 354 | 296 | 288 | 282 | 233 | 230 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | E | E | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NW | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58PM 1.51 | 2:10AM 1.12 | 1:51PM 1.38 | 3:13AM 1.20 | 2:46PM 1.27 | 4:09AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 0.24 | 7:37AM 0.57 | 8:43PM 0.25 | 8:55AM 0.62 | 9:28PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 |

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