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 Westport-The Cove at 10PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Westport-The Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3011 | 3249 | 3135 | 2926 | 4547 | 3731 | 3200 | 2942 | 2650 | 2167 | 1929 | 1603 | 1266 | 1104 | 956 | 883 | 761 | 555 | 472 | 390 | 345 | 275 | 320 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | NE | E | ESE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SW | W | WSW | S | S | SE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:34PM 2.53 | 5:59AM 2.59 | 5:39PM 2.26 | 6:48AM 2.62 | 6:52PM 2.06 | 7:35AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:39AM 1.14 | 11:01PM 0.23 | 11:48AM 1.08 | 11:53PM 0.49 | 1:00PM 0.94 | 12:46AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 |
| Sunset | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |

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