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 Nagar at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 21 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 41 | 38 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 61 | 33 | 85 | 81 | 106 | 503 | 677 | 690 | 717 | 614 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:07PM 1.21 | 12:02AM 0.99 | 12:52PM 1.23 | 1:15AM 0.98 | 1:31PM 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM 0.35 | 6:24PM 0.57 | 6:05AM 0.43 | 7:25PM 0.49 | 6:58AM 0.50 | 8:15PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 |

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