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 Serans at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Serans. (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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3444 | 3801 | 4035 | 3844 | 3345 | 2775 | 2253 | 1279 | 1193 | 3775 | 5685 | 4595 | 7374 | 7124 | 8821 | 14462 | 14330 | 13771 | 12409 | 11631 | 10246 | 9033 | 6702 | 5766 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NE | NNE | ESE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25PM 2.42 | 8:45AM 2.69 | 9:28PM 2.30 | 9:48AM 2.53 | 10:34PM 2.26 | 10:54AM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:11PM 0.52 | 2:18AM 0.75 | 3:13PM 0.68 | 3:23AM 0.89 | 4:17PM 0.78 | 4:33AM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - |
| Sunset | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 |

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