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 Jugendbad at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jugendbad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | W | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 249 | 235 | 235 | 173 | 143 | 92 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 77 | 156 | 255 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 2.18 | 3:47AM 2.53 | 4:32PM 2.10 | 4:46AM 2.42 | 5:28PM 2.07 | 5:44AM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 0.25 | 9:15PM 0.54 | 10:04AM 0.43 | 10:11PM 0.66 | 11:05AM 0.57 | 11:15PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 |

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