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 Pavilosta at 7AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pavilosta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | S | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 155 | 226 | 233 | 277 | 302 | 348 | 397 | 419 | 381 | 266 | 227 | 140 | 72 | 48 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:29PM 0.02 | 6:09PM 0.02 | 6:03PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 0.00 | 9:30AM 0.01 | 8:58AM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:53 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 |

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