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 Nida at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nida. (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 (?) | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | W | NNW | W | NW | N | N | SSE | — | WSW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 220 | 212 | 257 | 264 | 206 | 201 | 147 | 75 | 73 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | N | N | NE | ENE | E | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | WNW | WNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:45PM 0.03 | 5:53AM 0.02 | 7:14PM 0.03 | 9:06AM 0.02 | 7:35PM 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:47AM 0.01 | 2:08AM 0.02 | 11:27AM 0.02 | 3:00AM 0.02 | 12:16PM 0.02 | 3:35AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |

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