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 Sebastian Inlet-Third Peak at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sebastian Inlet-Third Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 322 | 304 | 277 | 255 | 212 | 190 | 140 | 103 | 75 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | SE | E | E | ESE | SSE | S | WNW | NW | NE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:19AM 0.25 | 12:50PM 0.31 | 1:22AM 0.24 | 1:47PM 0.26 | 2:26AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM -0.29 | 6:26AM -0.29 | 7:11PM -0.27 | 7:31AM -0.25 | 8:06PM -0.26 | 8:40AM -0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |

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