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 Haulover at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Haulover. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 113 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | SSE | SSW | SSE | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16PM 0.76 | 3:00AM 0.74 | 3:09PM 0.73 | 3:58AM 0.75 | 4:01PM 0.71 | 4:50AM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:23AM 0.18 | 8:54PM 0.10 | 9:21AM 0.20 | 9:46PM 0.09 | 10:14AM 0.21 | 10:33PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |

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