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 Termales at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Termales. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:03PM 3.07 | 9:25AM 2.74 | 10:00PM 2.94 | 10:30AM 2.61 | 10:57PM 2.86 | 11:35AM 2.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:37PM 0.63 | 3:21AM 0.86 | 3:34PM 0.84 | 4:23AM 0.93 | 4:34PM 0.99 | 5:25AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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