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 Havik at 7AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Havik. (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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2210 | 2645 | 3343 | 3439 | 3459 | 2733 | 1532 | 808 | 472 | 350 | 212 | 163 | 224 | 267 | 237 | 280 | 280 | 402 | 402 | 397 | 357 | 366 | 422 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | S | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:51PM 0.14 | 10:39AM 0.14 | 10:55PM 0.13 | 11:26AM 0.14 | 11:46PM 0.13 | 12:04PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 0.01 | 4:30PM 0.02 | 4:50AM 0.00 | 5:28PM 0.01 | 5:44AM 0.00 | 6:20PM -0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

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