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 Haubush at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Haubush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | S | S | SSE | E | E | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 50 | 20 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 31 | 44 | 64 | 58 | 88 | 107 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:19AM 0.50 | 10:16AM 0.42 | 12:59AM 0.58 | 11:12AM 0.36 | 1:33AM 0.64 | 12:10PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 0.11 | 6:02AM 0.35 | 5:21PM 0.10 | 7:39AM 0.32 | 5:51PM 0.09 | 8:42AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 |

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