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 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plombier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 443 | 398 | 355 | 355 | 398 | 408 | 494 | 572 | 583 | 542 | 555 | 501 | 567 | 567 | 595 | 562 | 573 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 718 | 788 | 792 | 861 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| 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 | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:54AM 0.31 | 6:52PM 0.31 | 10:59AM 0.32 | 8:48PM 0.27 | 11:08AM 0.33 | 12:44AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:18PM 0.29 | 3:06AM 0.15 | 5:05PM 0.25 | 3:48AM 0.20 | 6:17PM 0.21 | 4:26AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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