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 Meio at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-02) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Meio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | N | N | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 288 | 485 | 514 | 529 | 581 | 251 | 952 | 543 | 801 | 801 | 514 | 460 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 295 | 596 | 574 | 291 | 283 | 706 | 687 | 659 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 1.30 | 10:53PM 1.36 | 11:27AM 1.21 | 12:05AM 1.32 | 12:36PM 1.19 | 1:14AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:31PM 0.44 | 5:18AM 0.48 | 5:39PM 0.49 | 6:31AM 0.52 | 6:48PM 0.48 | 7:35AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |

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