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 Gilligans at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gilligans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 299 | 308 | 327 | 384 | 368 | 363 | 352 | 406 | 286 | 326 | 321 | 235 | 265 | 246 | 212 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 187 | 198 | 192 | 403 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | W | WSW | SW | SE | N | NNE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | N | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:09PM 0.91 | 11:13AM 0.66 | 10:59PM 0.80 | 12:19PM 0.70 | 11:55PM 0.70 | 1:25PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:54AM 0.15 | 4:32PM 0.33 | 5:40AM 0.19 | 5:55PM 0.39 | 6:26AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |

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