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 Ketewel at 11PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ketewel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 653 | 779 | 791 | 889 | 876 | 850 | 837 | 569 | 569 | 499 | 850 | 779 | 756 | 690 | 679 | 587 | 587 | 560 | 466 | 451 | 419 | 412 | 359 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | SSE | SSE | SSW | W | NW | NW | NNW | N | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:42PM 1.96 | 2:23AM 1.96 | 3:39PM 1.95 | 3:26AM 1.71 | 4:43PM 1.96 | 4:58AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 0.98 | 8:56AM 0.67 | 9:45PM 1.07 | 9:45AM 0.85 | 11:21PM 1.06 | 10:45AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 |

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