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 Plombier at 8PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plombier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 822 | 822 | 822 | 828 | 828 | 912 | 893 | 893 | 800 | 818 | 747 | 679 | 690 | 758 | 830 | 830 | 747 | 670 | 606 | 544 | 544 | 497 | 551 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:19AM 0.33 | 2:41AM 0.27 | 11:32AM 0.34 | 3:55AM 0.28 | 11:50AM 0.34 | 4:40AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 0.16 | 5:06AM 0.26 | 7:40PM 0.12 | 5:39AM 0.28 | 8:11PM 0.08 | 6:17AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |

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