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 Nieuwpoort at 4PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Nieuwpoort. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSE | SSE | SSW | N | N | N | SW | W | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | N | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | S | SSW | SW | W | NW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| 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 | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10PM 4.21 | 6:25AM 4.02 | 7:06PM 3.92 | 7:22AM 3.79 | 8:08PM 3.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:24PM 0.84 | 1:00AM 1.37 | 1:25PM 1.05 | 2:01AM 1.52 | 2:28PM 1.22 | 3:04AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |

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