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 Flagler at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Flagler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | NE | NE | N | ENE | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ESE | NE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | WNW | NNW | N | NW | WNW | ESE | SE | SSE | SSW | WSW | WNW | NW | WSW | ESE | ESE | ESE | S | WSW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06PM 1.46 | 1:49AM 1.43 | 2:00PM 1.37 | 2:45AM 1.45 | 2:52PM 1.30 | 3:36AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:33PM 0.27 | 8:04AM 0.41 | 8:24PM 0.29 | 9:05AM 0.43 | 9:12PM 0.30 | 10:01AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 |

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