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 Sopico at 6AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sopico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1050 | 1050 | 864 | 1941 | 1838 | 1762 | 1471 | 1086 | 892 | 991 | 1255 | 1537 | 2167 | 3428 | 4878 | 9875 | 11166 | 11184 | 10095 | 8767 | 8038 | 7347 | 5455 | 4808 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ESE | SE | SSW | SSE | SSW | ENE | WSW | S | SSW | W | E | SE | NW | NW | S | SSW | WSW | WNW | SE | SE | E | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 2.95 | 9:17AM 3.19 | 9:59PM 2.80 | 10:21AM 3.01 | 11:05PM 2.73 | 11:27AM 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47AM 0.86 | 3:36PM 0.80 | 3:50AM 1.02 | 4:39PM 0.93 | 4:58AM 1.11 | 5:41PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |

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