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 Vagabundo at 8PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vagabundo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1556 | 1426 | 1206 | 1137 | 908 | 769 | 643 | 1336 | 561 | 1006 | 2079 | 3999 | 25577 | 26928 | 27470 | 22925 | 20566 | 19234 | 9514 | 10046 | 6952 | 5506 | 5384 | 4163 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48PM 1.52 | 7:05AM 1.71 | 7:57PM 1.50 | 8:12AM 1.64 | 9:01PM 1.54 | 9:16AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM 0.50 | 12:38AM 0.68 | 1:40PM 0.57 | 1:53AM 0.72 | 2:44PM 0.59 | 3:04AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

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