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 Falmouth - Swanpool at 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 24s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Falmouth - Swanpool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4278 | 2961 | 4176 | 4308 | 5434 | 7190 | 6914 | 11642 | 9521 | 8298 | 16036 | 19629 | 20540 | 17916 | 15711 | 13883 | 12206 | 9076 | 7188 | 5655 | 4475 | 0 | 3898 | 3287 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | NW | NW | W | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:01AM 4.61 | 10:43PM 3.99 | 11:10AM 4.42 | 11:50PM 3.91 | 12:14PM 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:47AM 1.42 | 4:30PM 1.44 | 4:42AM 1.69 | 5:34PM 1.70 | 5:48AM 1.90 | 6:46PM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

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