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 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | SE | NNE | N | N | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 106 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 3.54 | 8:15PM 3.76 | 9:14AM 3.48 | 9:18PM 3.64 | 10:10AM 3.50 | 10:19PM 3.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:43PM 1.60 | 2:35AM 1.06 | 2:55PM 1.66 | 3:41AM 1.17 | 4:07PM 1.60 | 4:40AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 |

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