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 Stone-Tombs at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Stone-Tombs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | E | ENE | ENE | S | ENE | NE | E | E | — | — | — | W | ENE | ENE | E | — | — |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNW | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | NNE | N | N | NNE | N | N | SSW | S | SSW | WNW | NW | NW | N | N | NE | E | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:54AM 0.27 | 4:32PM 0.23 | 4:07AM 0.24 | 5:52PM 0.24 | 5:42AM 0.22 | 6:57PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:55AM 0.09 | 10:08PM 0.15 | 11:00AM 0.10 | 12:00AM 0.15 | 12:07PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |

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