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 Himalaya at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Himalaya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1072 | 953 | 814 | 704 | 604 | 515 | 505 | 411 | 338 | 338 | 286 | 269 | 223 | 223 | 183 | 183 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 198 | 338 | 373 | 342 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SE | NE | NW | NNW | N | NNW | S | SW | SSW | NNE | N | NNW | NW | NW | W | SE | S | SE | SE | E | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.38 | 5:06PM 0.22 | 12:33AM 0.30 | 5:51AM 0.24 | 12:52PM 0.33 | 6:06PM 0.22 | 1:28AM 0.31 | 6:33AM 0.25 | 1:48PM 0.28 | 7:09PM 0.22 | 2:24AM 0.32 | 7:13AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 0.21 | 8:42PM 0.05 | 3:33AM 0.20 | 9:07AM 0.11 | 4:15PM 0.20 | 9:32PM 0.09 | 4:32AM 0.22 | 10:07AM 0.11 | 5:01PM 0.19 | 10:22PM 0.12 | 5:43AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |

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