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 Groins at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Westport-The Groins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1070 | 883 | 657 | 555 | 472 | 456 | 351 | 281 | 270 | 270 | 636 | 713 | 762 | 889 | 995 | 771 | 730 | 643 | 604 | 820 | 653 | 761 | 929 | 1136 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | S | S | SE | ESE | E | ESE | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 2.62 | 6:52PM 2.06 | 7:35AM 2.66 | 8:08PM 1.98 | 8:20AM 2.73 | 9:22PM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00PM 0.94 | 12:46AM 0.73 | 2:07PM 0.76 | 1:40AM 0.95 | 3:03PM 0.54 | 2:32AM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |

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