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 Locquirec at 2PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Locquirec. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1840 | 1510 | 1624 | 2021 | 2856 | 2827 | 5709 | 5140 | 5237 | 10625 | 11756 | 11282 | 10209 | 8807 | 8095 | 7454 | 5959 | 4466 | 3731 | 2513 | 2118 | 1823 | 1556 | 1510 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | WSW | WNW | NNW | N | NNW | N | N | NNW | ENE | NE | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:45AM 6.42 | 11:25PM 5.93 | 11:48AM 6.02 | 12:32AM 5.71 | 12:56PM 5.78 | 1:37AM 5.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12PM 1.63 | 5:35AM 2.10 | 6:12PM 2.02 | 6:41AM 2.39 | 7:19PM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |

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