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 Balangan at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balangan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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 | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 946 | 932 | 932 | 946 | 946 | 975 | 888 | 772 | 772 | 760 | 620 | 591 | 563 | 554 | 480 | 480 | 531 | 451 | 443 | 378 | 371 | 371 | 365 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WSW | SSW | SW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:32PM 1.98 | 3:23AM 1.74 | 4:36PM 1.98 | 4:52AM 1.56 | 5:43PM 2.01 | 6:39AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:39PM 1.05 | 9:41AM 0.84 | 11:13PM 1.06 | 10:42AM 0.99 | 12:46AM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

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