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 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Double Island Point - East Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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 | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 223 | 223 | 217 | 217 | 737 | 643 | 690 | 607 | 566 | 621 | 546 | 546 | 467 | 381 | 374 | 308 | 296 | 290 | 239 | 234 | 230 | 216 | 141 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NW | NNE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:10AM 1.12 | 1:51PM 1.38 | 3:13AM 1.20 | 2:46PM 1.27 | 4:09AM 1.29 | 3:41PM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 0.24 | 7:37AM 0.57 | 8:43PM 0.25 | 8:55AM 0.62 | 9:28PM 0.26 | 10:09AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 |

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