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 Niega at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Niega. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 132 | 120 | 123 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 153 | 123 | 225 | 234 | 196 | 134 | 141 | 187 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | SW | WSW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46AM 0.75 | 11:33PM 1.02 | 12:15PM 0.75 | 12:24AM 1.00 | 1:27PM 0.79 | 1:09AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:37PM 0.42 | 6:22AM 0.43 | 5:40PM 0.47 | 7:13AM 0.38 | 6:42PM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |

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