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 4 Bobs at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at 4 Bobs. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 322 | 390 | 373 | 363 | 352 | 347 | 342 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 269 | 193 | 212 | 209 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 154 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 192 | 189 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | NW | NE | NE | NNE | N | N | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.79 | 11:21PM 0.94 | 12:35PM 0.83 | 12:23AM 0.83 | 1:41PM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:48AM 0.18 | 4:34PM 0.36 | 5:34AM 0.23 | 5:45PM 0.44 | 6:22AM 0.27 | 7:17PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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