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 Twinnies at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Twinnies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 165 | 169 | 169 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 643 | 493 | 529 | 517 | 491 | 474 | 408 | 401 | 394 | 317 | 311 | 252 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 234 | 188 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NNE | NNE | N | NW | NNW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 1.61 | 2:11AM 1.18 | 2:11PM 1.49 | 3:21AM 1.25 | 3:06PM 1.40 | 4:20AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:11PM 0.52 | 7:40AM 0.68 | 9:01PM 0.50 | 9:00AM 0.73 | 9:46PM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 |

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