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 8AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haga-Haga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 377 | 308 | 237 | 255 | 579 | 1074 | 3243 | 2615 | 1810 | 1411 | 1359 | 1077 | 904 | 816 | 668 | 594 | 585 | 435 | 496 | 808 | 1127 | 1198 | 1162 | 1028 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | NW | NE | E | E | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | E | E | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:01PM 1.00 | 10:55AM 1.20 | 11:31PM 1.01 | 12:02PM 1.22 | 12:40AM 1.07 | 12:56PM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:00AM 0.56 | 5:31PM 0.59 | 5:21AM 0.57 | 6:36PM 0.53 | 6:28AM 0.55 | 7:23PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 |

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