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 Utulei at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Utulei. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | SE | SE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 154 | 158 | 162 | 136 | 123 | 95 | 109 | 114 | 93 | 54 | 93 | 95 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 79 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 57 | 68 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | NE | NE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27PM 0.77 | 12:49AM 0.81 | 1:27PM 0.77 | 1:48AM 0.77 | 2:22PM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 0.01 | 6:32PM 0.10 | 7:07AM 0.05 | 7:35PM 0.12 | 8:01AM 0.08 | 8:35PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |

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