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 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jaguay. (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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 89 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 75 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | W | SW | W | NW | NW | NNW | NW | W | W | WSW | SSW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | W | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 0.51 | 12:16AM 0.81 | 1:54PM 0.58 | 1:04AM 0.74 | 2:55PM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:46AM 0.18 | 5:32PM 0.33 | 7:32AM 0.17 | 7:01PM 0.38 | 8:09AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

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