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 4AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Locquirec. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9424 | 8485 | 7628 | 6897 | 5418 | 4466 | 3684 | 2729 | 2118 | 1676 | 1303 | 1245 | 1321 | 1521 | 1738 | 1989 | 1990 | 1965 | 1995 | 1872 | 1990 | 1905 | 2084 | 2418 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | S | S | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 5.71 | 12:56PM 5.78 | 1:37AM 5.66 | 2:00PM 5.71 | 2:35AM 5.76 | 2:58PM 5.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 2.39 | 7:19PM 2.25 | 7:52AM 2.48 | 8:26PM 2.29 | 8:59AM 2.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |

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