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:
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Empuriabrava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | — | — | ESE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | W | WSW | SE | ESE | SE | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SSE | SSE | S | WNW | NW | NW | N | NNW | NNE | ENE | NNW | WNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 0.22 | 2:31AM 0.11 | 2:49PM 0.20 | 4:06AM 0.13 | 3:37PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 0.05 | 9:31PM 0.07 | 7:24AM 0.07 | 10:14PM 0.06 | 8:51AM 0.09 | 10:48PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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