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 Zeneta at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zeneta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3290 | 2723 | 2490 | 2452 | 2415 | 2239 | 2419 | 2614 | 2740 | 2511 | 2187 | 1922 | 1651 | 1191 | 1228 | 1285 | 1338 | 1757 | 2898 | 9486 | 10996 | 15042 | 14263 | 13678 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | N | N | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSE | ESE | ENE | NE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38PM 2.90 | 7:56AM 3.14 | 8:45PM 2.80 | 9:03AM 3.02 | 9:55PM 2.78 | 10:12AM 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 1.23 | 1:35AM 1.49 | 2:30PM 1.36 | 2:43AM 1.59 | 3:38PM 1.44 | 3:55AM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - |
| Sunset | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |

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