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 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Teignmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 371 | 273 | 325 | 178 | 170 | 126 | 149 | 178 | 226 | 243 | 487 | 362 | 348 | 885 | 1100 | 1088 | 923 | 794 | 644 | 469 | 417 | 2766 | 2002 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | NW | NW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:44PM 3.08 | 10:57AM 3.29 | 11:34PM 2.89 | 11:46AM 3.05 | 12:28AM 2.75 | 12:40PM 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52AM 0.91 | 4:37PM 0.86 | 4:50AM 1.17 | 5:45PM 1.06 | 6:07AM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |

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