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 Sandbank at 12AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandbank. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 899 | 851 | 785 | 803 | 822 | 860 | 913 | 1004 | 972 | 976 | 1124 | 1041 | 1041 | 1079 | 1079 | 997 | 997 | 885 | 982 | 1041 | 1064 | 1148 | 1236 | 838 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:06PM 0.61 | 10:10AM 0.65 | 10:36PM 0.58 | 11:00AM 0.67 | 12:00AM 0.56 | 11:44AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 0.37 | 3:33AM 0.30 | 4:38PM 0.34 | 4:29AM 0.35 | 5:46PM 0.30 | 5:22AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |

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