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 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuckers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 228 | 262 | 322 | 201 | 100 | 95 | 130 | 240 | 757 | 637 | 497 | 392 | 376 | 257 | 179 | 120 | 86 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 78 | 96 | 110 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:21AM 0.66 | 1:40PM 0.67 | 2:20AM 0.66 | 2:36PM 0.62 | 3:18AM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:13PM 0.00 | 7:31AM 0.05 | 8:05PM 0.02 | 8:35AM 0.08 | 8:55PM 0.04 | 9:38AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |

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