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 Sherkin Island - Silver Strand at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sherkin Island - Silver Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | W | SW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5893 | 5772 | 4804 | 3278 | 5441 | 11953 | 12223 | 11119 | 10022 | 8857 | 7508 | 6010 | 4998 | 9558 | 3987 | 1335 | 3597 | 3457 | 3598 | 4381 | 5485 | 5337 | 2904 | 2486 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:08PM 2.61 | 10:38AM 2.61 | 11:13PM 2.52 | 11:43AM 2.52 | 12:18AM 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05PM 0.74 | 4:32AM 0.84 | 5:09PM 0.84 | 5:39AM 0.91 | 6:11PM 0.89 | 6:41AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - |
| Sunset | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

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