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 - Reef at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vazon Bay - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1656 | 1347 | 1076 | 955 | 2412 | 2097 | 1451 | 1218 | 1057 | 1160 | 1922 | 2215 | 2581 | 4161 | 3665 | 6809 | 7474 | 7394 | 6248 | 5597 | 5466 | 4935 | 4621 | 4643 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | NW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:39PM 6.63 | 11:00AM 6.71 | 11:39PM 6.20 | 12:01PM 6.26 | 12:45AM 5.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:34PM 1.38 | 4:53AM 1.94 | 5:29PM 1.84 | 5:52AM 2.33 | 6:30PM 2.20 | 6:58AM 2.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - |
| Sunset | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

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