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 Deepdene at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Deepdene. (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 (?) | 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 910 | 836 | 747 | 683 | 671 | 594 | 594 | 594 | 583 | 497 | 439 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 389 | 297 | 451 | 543 | 777 | 730 | 574 | 555 | 494 | 435 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | E | SE | SSE | SSE | N | NE | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:36PM 0.42 | 9:08AM 0.44 | 8:28PM 0.43 | 10:48AM 0.43 | 7:54PM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:59PM 0.29 | 2:58AM 0.35 | 3:01PM 0.36 | 3:26AM 0.27 | 2:15PM 0.41 | 3:57AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |

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