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 Dunkleys at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Dunkleys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | SE | ENE | ENE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 13 | 138 | 129 | 22 | 42 | 59 | 96 | 165 | 524 | 999 | 1169 | 1089 | 585 | 467 | 280 | 192 | 120 | 86 | 57 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 0.80 | 1:33AM 0.71 | 1:52PM 0.73 | 2:32AM 0.72 | 2:48PM 0.68 | 3:30AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:22PM 0.00 | 7:40AM 0.06 | 8:14PM 0.02 | 8:44AM 0.09 | 9:04PM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |

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