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:
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Maycocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | E | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | N | E | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 58 | 78 | 106 | 103 | 166 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:17AM 0.62 | 9:06PM 0.60 | 10:11AM 0.64 | 10:36PM 0.56 | 11:00AM 0.65 | 12:01AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:18PM 0.37 | 3:33AM 0.30 | 4:39PM 0.34 | 4:28AM 0.34 | 5:47PM 0.29 | 5:22AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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