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 Jaguay at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jaguay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | W | WSW | SW | WSW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W | WSW | SW | WSW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:54PM 0.58 | 1:04AM 0.74 | 2:55PM 0.65 | 1:50AM 0.66 | 3:42PM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.17 | 7:01PM 0.38 | 8:09AM 0.15 | 8:23PM 0.40 | 8:42AM 0.14 | 9:34PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |

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