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 Olende at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Olende. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 127 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 103 | 85 | 118 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 130 | 73 | 71 | 114 | 117 | 169 | 214 | 224 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12PM 1.31 | 10:05AM 1.09 | 11:11PM 1.30 | 11:22AM 1.05 | 12:05AM 1.30 | 12:33PM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 0.35 | 4:14AM 0.62 | 4:09PM 0.43 | 5:24AM 0.60 | 5:09PM 0.50 | 6:26AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |

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