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 Siriu at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Siriu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870 | 2069 | 2393 | 2196 | 1977 | 1805 | 1587 | 1256 | 990 | 783 | 607 | 520 | 451 | 388 | 331 | 281 | 281 | 235 | 200 | 200 | 153 | 229 | 192 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | S | S | SSW | W | NW | NNW | NNW | NNE | ENE | NE | NE | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:20AM 0.47 | 11:26AM 0.54 | 5:08PM 0.59 | 11:39AM 0.52 | 6:27PM 0.54 | 11:27AM 0.50 | 8:49PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:42AM 0.46 | 1:55PM 0.51 | 2:12AM 0.24 | 2:54PM 0.45 | 3:17AM 0.27 | 3:52PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |

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