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 Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | SE | SE | SE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 65 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSE | S | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 3.70 | 7:13PM 3.94 | 8:13AM 3.54 | 8:15PM 3.76 | 9:14AM 3.48 | 9:18PM 3.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 1.43 | 1:30AM 0.87 | 1:43PM 1.60 | 2:35AM 1.06 | 2:55PM 1.66 | 3:41AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |

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