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 Waverly at 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waverly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | E | E | S | S | S | S | S | E | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 208 | 104 | 65 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:52AM 1.00 | 1:01PM 1.13 | 1:53AM 1.01 | 1:59PM 1.04 | 2:50AM 1.04 | 2:56PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:52AM 0.13 | 7:41PM 0.04 | 7:57AM 0.17 | 8:33PM 0.07 | 9:00AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -2 | -6 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 |

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