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 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dredges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 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 | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1118 | 990 | 1021 | 865 | 851 | 677 | 645 | 634 | 695 | 718 | 658 | 1787 | 1438 | 1491 | 1120 | 911 | 2338 | 2238 | 5266 | 10549 | 11985 | 11652 | 9971 | 8858 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | WNW | SSW | SSE | ESE | NW | SSW | SSW | SE | S | SSW | SSW | WSW | W | NW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:22PM 0.53 | 5:03AM 0.72 | 6:13PM 0.51 | 5:02AM 0.67 | 3:55AM 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 0.40 | 10:02PM 0.34 | 12:15PM 0.35 | 10:10PM 0.46 | 1:10PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |

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