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 Trestrignel at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trestrignel. (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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2430 | 1942 | 1755 | 2235 | 3278 | 3220 | 6481 | 6040 | 5876 | 10984 | 11983 | 11194 | 9952 | 9159 | 8507 | 7390 | 5933 | 5017 | 3975 | 2763 | 2265 | 2012 | 1616 | 1408 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | NW | NW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 6.31 | 11:49PM 5.82 | 12:11PM 5.92 | 12:54AM 5.60 | 1:17PM 5.66 | 1:59AM 5.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 1.62 | 5:54AM 2.09 | 6:33PM 2.00 | 7:01AM 2.38 | 7:40PM 2.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

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