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 PG2 at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at PG2. (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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 71 | 104 | 69 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:18PM 1.33 | 10:12AM 1.09 | 11:16PM 1.32 | 11:29AM 1.06 | 12:10AM 1.32 | 12:40PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:15PM 0.36 | 4:18AM 0.63 | 4:12PM 0.44 | 5:28AM 0.60 | 5:12PM 0.51 | 6:30AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |

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