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 11PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Olende. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 164 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 103 | 85 | 118 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 53 | 54 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | S | SE | SSE | ESE | SE | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SE | S | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SE | SSE | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 1.34 | 8:55AM 1.16 | 10:12PM 1.31 | 10:05AM 1.09 | 11:11PM 1.30 | 11:22AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:19PM 0.25 | 3:05AM 0.59 | 3:12PM 0.35 | 4:14AM 0.62 | 4:09PM 0.43 | 5:24AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 |

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