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 Little Joes/Between the Jetties at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Joes/Between the Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1549 | 1283 | 1104 | 971 | 835 | 679 | 647 | 546 | 456 | 371 | 289 | 279 | 282 | 555 | 480 | 472 | 364 | 351 | 338 | 392 | 410 | 407 | 365 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | N | NE | ENE | ESE | E | E | SE | SSW | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 1.90 | 6:02PM 1.40 | 6:46AM 1.94 | 7:28PM 1.35 | 7:25AM 1.99 | 8:46PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:15PM 0.29 | 12:38PM 0.66 | 12:05AM 0.49 | 1:44PM 0.49 | 12:54AM 0.69 | 2:38PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |

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