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 Furana at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Furana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 172 | 167 | 106 | 101 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | E | E | ENE | NE | N | N | N | N | NNE | N | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:54AM 0.79 | 5:43PM 0.58 | 5:33AM 0.73 | 7:24PM 0.58 | 6:21AM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03PM 0.28 | 11:32AM 0.30 | 10:47PM 0.39 | 12:33PM 0.30 | 11:53PM 0.49 | 1:45PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |

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