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 Fullers at 5AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fullers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | |
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 | SW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1527 | 1507 | 1469 | 1374 | 1145 | 1114 | 982 | 765 | 722 | 615 | 569 | 476 | 462 | 339 | 274 | 222 | 199 | 156 | 156 | 161 | 111 | 109 | 75 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | E | E | E | S | SW | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ENE | ENE | WSW | WSW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59AM 1.88 | 4:49PM 1.40 | 5:35AM 1.94 | 6:16PM 1.35 | 6:06AM 1.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:54PM 0.62 | 11:34AM 0.95 | 10:38PM 0.78 | 12:34PM 0.77 | 11:20PM 0.93 | 1:22PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 |

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