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 Elim at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | NNE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | 82 | 110 | 190 | 356 | 336 | 393 | 387 | 373 | 354 | 350 | 282 | 335 | 188 | 143 | 133 | 245 | 239 | 143 | 134 | 117 | 120 | 128 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | NE | SW | SSW | NE | E | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | NW | WNW | NE | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:19AM 1.12 | 2:55PM 1.26 | 4:17AM 1.19 | 3:55PM 1.14 | 5:09AM 1.27 | 4:55PM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 0.23 | 8:52AM 0.58 | 9:41PM 0.28 | 10:10AM 0.59 | 10:24PM 0.31 | 11:22AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |

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