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 Leftovers/Rightovers at 6PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leftovers/Rightovers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2483 | 2383 | 2171 | 1811 | 1452 | 1325 | 1494 | 1915 | 1885 | 1572 | 1344 | 1138 | 865 | 851 | 780 | 524 | 462 | 382 | 326 | 351 | 351 | 403 | 403 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | NW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:16PM 0.21 | 8:16AM 0.40 | 10:31PM 0.28 | 9:04AM 0.34 | 11:26PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:03PM 0.03 | 12:24AM 0.16 | 2:39PM 0.02 | 2:16AM 0.19 | 3:11PM 0.02 | 4:07AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |

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