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 Pedro Barba - La Graciosa at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pedro Barba - La Graciosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 700 | 424 | 926 | 1607 | 2749 | 4232 | 7211 | 6581 | 22759 | 20559 | 11390 | 11196 | 10140 | 8394 | 6700 | 5094 | 4048 | 3126 | 2708 | 2440 | 2345 | 1793 | 1631 | 1383 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | N | N | N | N | NNW | W | ESE | ENE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 2.02 | 8:09PM 1.80 | 8:26AM 1.94 | 9:13PM 1.83 | 9:29AM 1.92 | 10:08PM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:53PM 0.70 | 2:06AM 0.86 | 2:55PM 0.72 | 3:16AM 0.84 | 3:50PM 0.71 | 4:15AM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |

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