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 Frankport at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Frankport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1863 | 2432 | 2547 | 2605 | 3158 | 3566 | 3791 | 3452 | 3406 | 3030 | 2740 | 2285 | 1914 | 1654 | 1467 | 1316 | 1121 | 890 | 824 | 579 | 478 | 462 | 358 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SE | E | ENE | E | ENE | NE | NNW | N | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | N | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ESE | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 2.39 | 5:16AM 2.52 | 4:40PM 2.15 | 6:01AM 2.56 | 6:04PM 1.98 | 6:43AM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:17PM 0.62 | 11:19AM 1.40 | 11:05PM 0.87 | 12:34PM 1.24 | 11:54PM 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 |
| Sunset | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 |

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