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 Edmago at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Edmago. (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 (?) | NE | NE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117 | 100 | 158 | 158 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 137 | 125 | 121 | 155 | 132 | 98 | 69 | 110 | 114 | 47 | 112 | 100 | 104 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | S | ESE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.76 | 3:15PM 0.72 | 2:39PM 0.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 0.31 | 12:15AM 0.36 | 11:16PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 |

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