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 Quicombo at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Quicombo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 81 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 51 | 79 | 104 | 104 | 130 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | E | E | WSW | SW | ESE | S | SSE | SSE | SW | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:19AM 1.08 | 9:31PM 1.12 | 9:24AM 1.02 | 10:33PM 1.11 | 10:34AM 0.98 | 11:30PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:51PM 0.27 | 3:36AM 0.51 | 3:48PM 0.33 | 4:43AM 0.51 | 4:46PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |

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