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 Trocones at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trocones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 168 | 119 | 115 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 146 | 119 | 123 | 57 | 54 | 84 | 75 | 104 | 103 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 41 | 91 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | SW | SW | SW | NNE | NE | NE | NE | N | WSW | WSW | W | NW | N | N | NNE | N | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | off | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:01PM 0.50 | 7:06AM 0.70 | 7:57PM 0.56 | 7:29AM 0.66 | 8:44PM 0.61 | 7:46AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.26 | 12:24AM 0.26 | 1:42PM 0.22 | 1:16AM 0.32 | 2:03PM 0.18 | 2:02AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

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