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 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Trestrignel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3278 | 3220 | 6144 | 5703 | 5210 | 10451 | 11319 | 11194 | 9952 | 9055 | 8074 | 6995 | 5599 | 4719 | 3975 | 2763 | 2221 | 1817 | 1474 | 1379 | 1357 | 1584 | 2088 | 2359 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | WNW | WNW | NW | N | NNE | NNE | NE | N | N | E | SSW | WSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 5.82 | 12:11PM 5.92 | 12:54AM 5.60 | 1:17PM 5.66 | 1:59AM 5.53 | 2:22PM 5.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:54AM 2.09 | 6:33PM 2.00 | 7:01AM 2.38 | 7:40PM 2.22 | 8:13AM 2.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |

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