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 Junquillal at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 79 | 84 | 109 | 106 | 103 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 60 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | SSW | SSW | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | E | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 2.25 | 8:17AM 2.03 | 8:55PM 2.18 | 9:17AM 1.90 | 9:51PM 2.13 | 10:20AM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:37PM 0.37 | 2:16AM 0.59 | 2:30PM 0.51 | 3:18AM 0.65 | 3:25PM 0.63 | 4:19AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 |

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