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 Lockjoint at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 161 | 241 | 278 | 381 | 344 | 465 | 459 | 424 | 412 | 521 | 492 | 511 | 969 | 954 | 940 | 765 | 706 | 624 | 555 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 1.19 | 10:36PM 1.11 | 10:41AM 1.17 | 11:39PM 1.13 | 11:43AM 1.16 | 12:32AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:10PM 0.39 | 4:31AM 0.55 | 5:11PM 0.39 | 5:34AM 0.53 | 6:02PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |

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