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 Teignmouth at 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Teignmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 226 | 250 | 525 | 358 | 348 | 876 | 1088 | 1076 | 893 | 785 | 644 | 469 | 469 | 322 | 191 | 218 | 80 | 63 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 62 | 116 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:34PM 2.89 | 11:46AM 3.05 | 12:28AM 2.75 | 12:40PM 2.85 | 1:30AM 2.69 | 1:43PM 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:50AM 1.17 | 5:45PM 1.06 | 6:07AM 1.36 | 7:04PM 1.16 | 7:35AM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

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