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 Rodiles at 5AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rodiles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 892 | 1429 | 1306 | 2053 | 3048 | 4013 | 8428 | 10118 | 9961 | 9313 | 7009 | 6966 | 6256 | 4751 | 3880 | 3455 | 2944 | 2215 | 1929 | 1512 | 1179 | 1110 | 1011 | 1200 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | NNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | N | E | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSW | S | S | N | E | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 2.79 | 10:21AM 3.01 | 11:06PM 2.73 | 11:27AM 2.89 | 12:10AM 2.75 | 12:31PM 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:51AM 1.03 | 4:40PM 0.94 | 5:00AM 1.12 | 5:43PM 1.00 | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:40PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 |

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