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 Tregana at 6PM is: 6.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tregana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12398 | 20651 | 22216 | 21235 | 18681 | 16387 | 14990 | 13574 | 10273 | 8576 | 6853 | 4756 | 3859 | 3025 | 2327 | 2022 | 2154 | 2764 | 3404 | 3648 | 3951 | 3470 | 3062 | 2975 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | N | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | E | SSE | SW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 4.59 | 11:27PM 4.30 | 11:54AM 4.40 | 12:37AM 4.29 | 1:01PM 4.37 | 1:37AM 4.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:13PM 1.54 | 5:38AM 1.79 | 6:16PM 1.68 | 6:45AM 1.84 | 7:18PM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

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