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 Point o Rocks at 9PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Point o Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | ESE | NW | ESE | SSE | — | — | — | SE | ESE | S | S | S | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 51 | 38 | 33 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | NNW | ENE | ESE | SE | ENE | E | ESE | SW | NNW | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | WNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:47PM 0.86 | 7:25AM 0.70 | 7:20PM 0.91 | 8:45AM 0.68 | 7:51PM 0.95 | 9:52AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 0.41 | 12:45PM 0.48 | 2:28AM 0.32 | 1:23PM 0.53 | 3:15AM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 |

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