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 Maycocks at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Maycocks. (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 (?) | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | E | E | E | E | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 58 | 78 | 106 | 103 | 166 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:21AM 0.61 | 7:48PM 0.66 | 9:17AM 0.62 | 9:06PM 0.60 | 10:11AM 0.64 | 10:36PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:55PM 0.38 | 2:37AM 0.24 | 3:18PM 0.37 | 3:33AM 0.30 | 4:39PM 0.34 | 4:28AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |

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