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 Allisons at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Allisons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 451 | 466 | 424 | 418 | 306 | 287 | 287 | 324 | 379 | 387 | 716 | 618 | 543 | 543 | 649 | 587 | 1402 | 3017 | 4512 | 5122 | 5270 | 5072 | 4550 | 4370 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ESE | E | ESE | NW | NNW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | NW | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03PM 1.25 | 6:31AM 1.40 | 7:00PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.34 | 8:00PM 1.17 | 7:48AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.42 | 12:05AM 0.37 | 12:53PM 0.41 | 12:51AM 0.51 | 1:39PM 0.40 | 1:39AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

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