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 Dredges at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dredges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 645 | 634 | 695 | 645 | 658 | 1787 | 1438 | 1395 | 1103 | 838 | 703 | 2197 | 5432 | 8217 | 10857 | 11489 | 10482 | 8483 | 7851 | 6417 | 6247 | 7186 | 5794 | 5368 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03AM 0.72 | 6:13PM 0.51 | 5:02AM 0.67 | 3:55AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:15PM 0.35 | 10:10PM 0.46 | 1:10PM 0.31 | 2:14PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

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