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 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haga-Haga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | ENE | SW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 668 | 594 | 576 | 496 | 496 | 902 | 1127 | 1198 | 1060 | 1028 | 921 | 971 | 798 | 724 | 657 | 580 | 455 | 480 | 320 | 403 | 244 | 517 | 196 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | NNE | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSE | NE | NE | W | NW | WNW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40AM 1.07 | 12:56PM 1.26 | 1:30AM 1.15 | 1:39PM 1.32 | 2:11AM 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36PM 0.53 | 6:28AM 0.55 | 7:23PM 0.45 | 7:21AM 0.49 | 8:02PM 0.38 | 8:03AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 19 |

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