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 Vivier at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vivier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1069 | 1083 | 991 | 1006 | 834 | 154 | 517 | 149 | 152 | 98 | 418 | 241 | 144 | 529 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:34AM 1.11 | 3:24PM 0.90 | 3:37AM 1.04 | 4:32PM 0.92 | 4:41AM 0.99 | 5:33PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02AM 0.29 | 9:03PM 0.38 | 10:03AM 0.31 | 10:15PM 0.41 | 10:59AM 0.31 | 11:23PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |

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