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 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fraisthorpe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | N | N | N | N | SSW | S | S | SSE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 57 | 80 | 73 | 96 | 91 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 36 | 43 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 4.65 | 9:34AM 4.09 | 9:31PM 4.39 | 10:39AM 3.91 | 10:35PM 4.17 | 11:43AM 3.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:08AM 0.67 | 3:21PM 1.58 | 4:06AM 0.96 | 4:23PM 1.80 | 5:10AM 1.18 | 5:32PM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 |

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