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 Ireviken at 7AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ireviken. (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 (?) | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | SE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 106 | 106 | 94 | 64 | 77 | 83 | 67 | 50 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NNW | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:49PM 0.01 | 10:19AM 0.01 | 11:25PM 0.01 | 11:14AM 0.01 | 12:41AM 0.01 | 12:05PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 0.01 | 5:19PM 0.01 | 4:51AM 0.01 | 6:01PM 0.01 | 6:23AM 0.01 | 6:40PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 2:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:56 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 |

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