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 Ticla at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ticla. (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 (?) | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117 | 75 | 82 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 158 | 123 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 91 | 61 | 95 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NNW | ENE | E | SSW | SW | SSW | ENE | NNE | N | NE | ENE | SW | WSW | W | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNE | SW | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:37AM 0.63 | 7:31PM 0.48 | 6:42AM 0.62 | 8:15PM 0.53 | 6:42AM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10PM 0.35 | 1:28PM 0.34 | 12:10AM 0.39 | 1:33PM 0.28 | 12:51AM 0.42 | 1:45PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |

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