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 Hafnir at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hafnir. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 435 | 407 | 415 | 642 | 2470 | 3436 | 3340 | 3015 | 3280 | 5162 | 7428 | 8314 | 7275 | 6339 | 5538 | 4823 | 4110 | 3232 | 2647 | 2528 | 2103 | 1462 | 1206 | 1043 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | ENE | SSE | S | WSW | WSW | WNW | N | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | NNE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 2.61 | 2:24PM 2.59 | 3:04AM 2.71 | 3:22PM 2.61 | 3:56AM 2.86 | 4:12PM 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 0.96 | 8:20AM 1.09 | 8:46PM 0.94 | 9:24AM 1.03 | 9:38PM 0.87 | 10:16AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 11:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11:15 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:34 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -7 |

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