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 Villa at 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Villa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 137 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 157 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 174 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 156 | 109 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28PM 0.58 | 12:41AM 0.76 | 2:33PM 0.65 | 1:26AM 0.69 | 3:21PM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.20 | 6:31PM 0.40 | 7:51AM 0.18 | 7:56PM 0.43 | 8:24AM 0.17 | 9:07PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

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