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 Elim at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | E | ENE | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 330 | 387 | 314 | 485 | 292 | 233 | 233 | 185 | 143 | 133 | 239 | 100 | 135 | 142 | 124 | 85 | 186 | 215 | 93 | 255 | 68 | 89 | 222 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | ENE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNW | W | NNW | NW | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | WSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 1.26 | 4:17AM 1.19 | 3:55PM 1.14 | 5:09AM 1.27 | 4:55PM 1.06 | 5:54AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 0.28 | 10:10AM 0.59 | 10:24PM 0.31 | 11:22AM 0.55 | 11:05PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 |

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