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 KH at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at KH. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | NE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 193 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 123 | 121 | 99 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 78 | 46 | 46 | 107 | 104 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 25 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNE | NNW | WSW | W | NNE | N | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:14PM 0.78 | 5:41AM 0.88 | 6:23PM 0.73 | 6:32AM 0.82 | 7:58PM 0.71 | 7:40AM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:05PM 0.35 | 12:08PM 0.37 | 11:58PM 0.45 | 1:17PM 0.39 | 1:20AM 0.54 | 2:40PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

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