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 Niton at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Niton. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2055 | 606 | 1179 | 2381 | 1988 | 1585 | 1255 | 1099 | 951 | 669 | 553 | 471 | 305 | 216 | 91 | 61 | 42 | 213 | 258 | 128 | 153 | 200 | 190 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:58PM 2.94 | 5:41AM 3.05 | 6:08PM 2.79 | 6:53AM 2.99 | 7:29PM 2.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:50AM 1.22 | 11:11PM 1.06 | 12:00PM 1.23 | 12:16AM 1.12 | 12:58PM 1.17 | 1:11AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

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