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 Tocones at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tocones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | NNE | E | E | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | E | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 401 | 335 | 277 | 212 | 161 | 196 | 234 | 329 | 271 | 263 | 242 | 183 | 128 | 161 | 119 | 165 | 240 | 255 | 261 | 234 | 416 | 333 | 333 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:25AM 0.30 | 3:23PM 0.34 | 4:39AM 0.34 | 4:09PM 0.30 | 5:45AM 0.37 | 4:56PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14PM 0.07 | 9:16AM 0.12 | 9:59PM 0.05 | 10:36AM 0.14 | 10:44PM 0.03 | 11:54AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |

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