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 Norderney at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Norderney. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | N | N | N | N | NW | NW | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | 98 | 70 | 69 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 27 | 23 | 38 | 67 | 82 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:59PM 2.46 | 4:13AM 2.83 | 4:50PM 2.40 | 5:07AM 2.74 | 5:47PM 2.36 | 6:07AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:04PM 0.41 | 10:46AM 0.26 | 10:56PM 0.47 | 11:38AM 0.35 | 11:52PM 0.53 | 12:35PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - |
| Sunset | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 |

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