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 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haulover. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 275 | 260 | 250 | 212 | 178 | 127 | 300 | 100 | 76 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 52 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | W | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:58AM 0.78 | 1:23PM 0.80 | 1:59AM 0.76 | 2:16PM 0.76 | 3:00AM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:59PM 0.11 | 7:21AM 0.13 | 7:58PM 0.11 | 8:23AM 0.18 | 8:54PM 0.10 | 9:21AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |

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