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 Mindelo at 12PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2618 | 2212 | 1760 | 1376 | 1200 | 1003 | 2270 | 2764 | 2805 | 5275 | 5478 | 7142 | 11122 | 11219 | 10535 | 9663 | 8315 | 7581 | 6131 | 4382 | 3705 | 3054 | 2259 | 1992 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | ENE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:37AM 2.58 | 8:20PM 2.21 | 8:40AM 2.43 | 9:26PM 2.17 | 9:46AM 2.33 | 10:29PM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:11AM 0.73 | 2:05PM 0.66 | 2:15AM 0.86 | 3:10PM 0.76 | 3:26AM 0.93 | 4:12PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |

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