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 Gunnery at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gunnery. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 730 | 706 | 580 | 570 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 511 | 528 | 486 | 502 | 418 | 424 | 418 | 311 | 287 | 282 | 319 | 287 | 301 | 716 | 560 | 543 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | E | ESE | E | NE | WNW | NNW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSE | SW | SW | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03AM 2.22 | 5:07PM 1.90 | 5:44AM 2.13 | 6:01PM 1.81 | 6:23AM 2.02 | 6:57PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:15AM 0.48 | 11:17PM 0.29 | 12:02PM 0.47 | 12:02AM 0.49 | 12:49PM 0.47 | 12:48AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 |

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