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 Tuckers at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tuckers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 46 | 373 | 253 | 173 | 131 | 81 | 61 | 62 | 78 | 91 | 107 | 110 | 126 | 126 | 155 | 170 | 173 | 204 | 208 | 181 | 177 | 170 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:20AM 0.66 | 2:36PM 0.62 | 3:18AM 0.67 | 3:31PM 0.59 | 4:12AM 0.69 | 4:24PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05PM 0.02 | 8:35AM 0.08 | 8:55PM 0.04 | 9:38AM 0.10 | 9:44PM 0.05 | 10:36AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 |

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