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 Tiririca at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tiririca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | E | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | 52 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 70 | 82 | 104 | 127 | 145 | 150 | 85 | 134 | 149 | 149 | 166 | 161 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 121 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:49PM 1.65 | 8:44AM 1.48 | 8:54PM 1.57 | 9:49AM 1.46 | 10:04PM 1.52 | 10:52AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 0.48 | 2:50PM 0.71 | 3:38AM 0.56 | 4:03PM 0.71 | 4:43AM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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