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 Aan at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 659 | 659 | 888 | 1080 | 1049 | 784 | 772 | 711 | 630 | 610 | 573 | 488 | 488 | 480 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 480 | 472 | 464 | 456 | 365 | 353 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | SW | WSW | W | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 2.08 | 3:28AM 1.83 | 4:40PM 2.07 | 4:59AM 1.64 | 5:48PM 2.10 | 6:45AM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43PM 1.10 | 9:46AM 0.90 | 11:17PM 1.11 | 10:48AM 1.04 | 12:49AM 1.00 | 12:01PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 |

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