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 Fraisthorpe at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fraisthorpe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | 80 | 73 | 96 | 91 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | S | S | WSW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:39AM 3.91 | 10:35PM 4.17 | 11:43AM 3.85 | 11:42PM 4.04 | 12:42PM 3.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 0.96 | 4:23PM 1.80 | 5:10AM 1.18 | 5:32PM 1.88 | 6:15AM 1.30 | 6:42PM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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