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 Graveyards at 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Graveyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1090 | 1290 | 1407 | 1045 | 1840 | 1769 | 1769 | 2329 | 3543 | 3945 | 4229 | 3831 | 3570 | 4207 | 3543 | 3079 | 2511 | 2012 | 2249 | 2093 | 2380 | 2168 | 1679 | 1391 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | S | WSW | SSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:28PM 0.85 | 7:53AM 0.70 | 6:11PM 0.78 | 8:57AM 0.69 | 7:09PM 0.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 0.50 | 12:20AM -0.00 | 12:03PM 0.49 | 1:06AM 0.06 | 1:03PM 0.47 | 1:49AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

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