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 Wabasso at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wabasso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | N | NE | E | ENE | E | ESE | SSE | SSE | NNE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | NNE | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26AM 1.01 | 1:43PM 1.02 | 2:27AM 1.00 | 2:36PM 0.98 | 3:25AM 1.00 | 3:28PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:23PM 0.12 | 7:48AM 0.20 | 8:19PM 0.11 | 8:46AM 0.23 | 9:11PM 0.10 | 9:39AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |

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