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 Dunbar/Belhaven Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Dunbar/Belhaven Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | SE | NNE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 75 | 50 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 3.48 | 9:18PM 3.64 | 10:10AM 3.50 | 10:19PM 3.60 | 11:01AM 3.58 | 11:15PM 3.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:35AM 1.06 | 2:55PM 1.66 | 3:41AM 1.17 | 4:07PM 1.60 | 4:40AM 1.20 | 5:06PM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |

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