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 Yarro at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Yarro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1543 | 1349 | 1151 | 1077 | 824 | 711 | 620 | 1026 | 446 | 1093 | 2259 | 3890 | 6612 | 6718 | 7999 | 10223 | 18795 | 9130 | 5647 | 8900 | 5023 | 5708 | 4427 | 3518 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNW | NW | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:55PM 1.69 | 7:13AM 1.88 | 8:03PM 1.67 | 8:20AM 1.81 | 9:08PM 1.71 | 9:23AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:40PM 0.56 | 12:46AM 0.75 | 1:46PM 0.63 | 2:00AM 0.79 | 2:50PM 0.66 | 3:11AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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