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 Noorderstrand at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Noorderstrand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | SW | N | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | N | N | N | NW | NW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 51 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SW | W | NW | NW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 1.73 | 2:43PM 0.29 | 9:15PM 1.98 | 9:49AM 1.68 | 10:26PM 1.93 | 10:57AM 1.69 | 11:31PM 1.93 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:26AM 0.50 | 2:08PM 0.29 | 4:36PM 0.19 | 5:26AM 0.51 | 5:36PM 0.23 | 6:26AM 0.50 | 6:33PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

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