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 Witzigs at 8PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Witzigs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | S | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 224 | 235 | 242 | 246 | 295 | 250 | 246 | 242 | 543 | 613 | 620 | 774 | 120 | 146 | 148 | 118 | 281 | 615 | 239 | 199 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SE | SSE | SW | SSW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53PM 0.68 | 3:24AM 0.95 | 3:30PM 0.62 | 3:18AM 0.85 | 1:57AM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 0.34 | 10:16AM 0.43 | 8:24PM 0.48 | 10:56AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 32 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

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