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 Vazon Bay - T'Otherside at 7PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Vazon Bay - T'Otherside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6953 | 6804 | 6111 | 5172 | 4714 | 4284 | 3342 | 2627 | 2109 | 1534 | 1163 | 998 | 780 | 746 | 826 | 964 | 1091 | 1329 | 1370 | 1533 | 1370 | 1329 | 1325 | 1439 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross | 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- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01PM 6.26 | 12:45AM 5.94 | 1:10PM 5.98 | 1:54AM 5.87 | 2:20PM 5.90 | 2:57AM 5.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:30PM 2.20 | 6:58AM 2.59 | 7:34PM 2.40 | 8:06AM 2.65 | 8:38PM 2.44 | 9:11AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - |
| Sunset | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |

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