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 Spanish Bay-Cobblestones at 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Spanish Bay-Cobblestones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1670 | 1435 | 1376 | 1144 | 936 | 824 | 769 | 659 | 543 | 419 | 405 | 317 | 260 | 256 | 193 | 158 | 161 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 88 | 47 | 63 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | NE | NW | W | ESE | ENE | E | ESE | E | SW | WSW | SSW | SSW | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | NE | W | NW | N | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 1.49 | 4:54PM 1.05 | 5:51AM 1.56 | 6:26PM 0.99 | 6:24AM 1.62 | 7:48PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:42AM 0.60 | 10:53PM 0.38 | 12:46PM 0.41 | 11:36PM 0.55 | 1:37PM 0.24 | 12:17AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

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