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 Gueque at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gueque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 46 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 67 | 52 | 27 | 42 | 84 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SE | SW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SE | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20AM 1.67 | 12:06AM 1.89 | 12:26PM 1.65 | 12:59AM 1.88 | 1:29PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 1.03 | 5:04PM 0.90 | 6:13AM 1.02 | 6:10PM 0.95 | 7:17AM 0.97 | 7:13PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |

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