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 Ganz at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PKT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ganz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | N | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:58PM 1.73 | 4:42AM 2.33 | 6:41PM 1.81 | 5:24AM 2.25 | 7:58PM 1.96 | 6:06AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 1.05 | 9:59PM 1.31 | 12:03PM 0.92 | 11:12PM 1.52 | 12:51PM 0.78 | 12:35AM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |

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