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 Shatby at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shatby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 151 | 164 | 169 | 178 | 173 | 202 | 217 | 229 | 173 | 144 | 143 | 124 | 94 | 74 | 62 | 37 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:48PM 0.16 | 3:21AM 0.17 | 5:10PM 0.17 | 5:08AM 0.16 | 6:12PM 0.18 | 6:32AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:04AM 0.07 | 9:27PM 0.11 | 10:16AM 0.08 | 11:18PM 0.11 | 11:28AM 0.08 | 12:40AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |

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