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 H-Reef at 11AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at H-Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1825 | 1983 | 1933 | 1741 | 1500 | 1480 | 1236 | 1006 | 905 | 878 | 864 | 917 | 971 | 933 | 782 | 769 | 614 | 558 | 403 | 303 | 233 | 266 | 191 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | WSW | NW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ESE | SSE | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:59AM 0.81 | 7:36PM 0.42 | 7:39AM 0.74 | 10:10PM 0.49 | 8:17AM 0.68 | 11:34PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.33 | 11:55PM 0.36 | 3:29PM 0.29 | 1:25AM 0.47 | 4:03PM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |

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