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 Totoritas at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Totoritas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 212 | 200 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 174 | 177 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 140 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | S | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10PM 0.89 | 12:16PM 0.50 | 12:01AM 0.82 | 1:38PM 0.57 | 12:49AM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 0.24 | 6:33AM 0.21 | 5:12PM 0.33 | 7:19AM 0.19 | 6:42PM 0.39 | 7:58AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |

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