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 Haga-Haga at 6AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haga-Haga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ENE | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 1640 | 1452 | 1162 | 998 | 803 | 668 | 594 | 576 | 435 | 504 | 808 | 1127 | 1198 | 1129 | 1012 | 907 | 892 | 798 | 712 | 657 | 580 | 448 | 343 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | NNW | NE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | ESE | E | SE | N | WSW | WSW | W | SW | SE | SE | S | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:31PM 1.01 | 12:02PM 1.22 | 12:40AM 1.07 | 12:56PM 1.26 | 1:30AM 1.15 | 1:39PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 0.57 | 6:36PM 0.53 | 6:28AM 0.55 | 7:23PM 0.45 | 7:21AM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |

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