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 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | W | N | SSE | SSE | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 47 | 51 | 52 | 45 | 64 | 75 | 131 | 143 | 168 | 181 | 145 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NE | ENE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 0.03 | 9:06AM 0.02 | 7:35PM 0.03 | 11:03AM 0.02 | 8:04PM 0.03 | 11:52AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:00AM 0.02 | 12:16PM 0.02 | 3:35AM 0.01 | 1:34PM 0.02 | 4:05AM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 |

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