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 Ile de Re - Le Gouyot at 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 507 | 599 | 1106 | 1652 | 2107 | 2308 | 2289 | 2258 | 4280 | 4703 | 4137 | 3625 | 3314 | 2810 | 2161 | 1866 | 1644 | 1292 | 1077 | 938 | 684 | 513 | 498 | 507 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:56PM 3.32 | 11:18AM 3.54 | 12:02AM 3.32 | 12:22PM 3.49 | 12:58AM 3.38 | 1:17PM 3.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 1.06 | 4:34PM 1.04 | 4:57AM 1.21 | 5:34PM 1.14 | 5:59AM 1.25 | 6:33PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |

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