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 Trayhan's at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Trayhan's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SE | S | SE | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | N | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:11PM 2.70 | 4:55AM 2.61 | 5:14PM 2.56 | 5:52AM 2.62 | 6:16PM 2.47 | 6:45AM 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:31PM 0.13 | 11:01AM 0.35 | 11:28PM 0.25 | 12:04PM 0.35 | 12:23AM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - |
| Sunset | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -3 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -16 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -11 |

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