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 Montrose at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | N | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | NNE | NNE | NE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | NE | NE | SE | SSW | S | S | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 137 | 102 | 69 | 43 | 78 | 108 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 183 | 135 | 99 | 68 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 98 | 114 | 169 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:04PM 4.07 | 7:01AM 3.62 | 7:02PM 3.86 | 8:03AM 3.46 | 8:03PM 3.68 | 9:03AM 3.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:18AM 0.60 | 12:29PM 1.39 | 1:19AM 0.83 | 1:32PM 1.55 | 2:24AM 1.01 | 2:44PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:29 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

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