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 Hargen at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hargen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | W | SW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 68 | 61 | 80 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34PM 1.97 | 10:54AM 1.58 | 11:48PM 1.92 | 12:06PM 1.60 | 12:54AM 1.92 | 1:07PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 0.51 | 6:54PM 0.37 | 7:54AM 0.51 | 7:49PM 0.40 | 8:51AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |

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