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 L'Aubraie at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at L'Aubraie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1144 | 852 | 737 | 1110 | 2441 | 2822 | 3720 | 3482 | 3681 | 5327 | 6444 | 6444 | 5555 | 5029 | 4281 | 3657 | 2875 | 2576 | 2055 | 1676 | 1317 | 1143 | 915 | 757 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | S | S | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | E | ESE | ENE | E | SE | N | ENE | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:42PM 4.17 | 11:03AM 4.38 | 11:48PM 4.15 | 12:07PM 4.33 | 12:45AM 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 1.77 | 3:57AM 2.01 | 4:38PM 1.97 | 5:03AM 2.15 | 5:45PM 2.06 | 6:12AM 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - |
| Sunset | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |

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