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 Tofta at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tofta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | SW | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 151 | 146 | 193 | 165 | 113 | 102 | 62 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 25 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | E | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:37AM 0.02 | 10:49PM 0.01 | 10:27AM 0.02 | 12:08AM 0.01 | 11:14AM 0.01 | 1:01AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:44PM 0.01 | 4:00AM 0.01 | 5:24PM 0.01 | 5:38AM 0.01 | 5:59PM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 3:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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