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 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Haulover. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 106 | 260 | 889 | 1338 | 1224 | 1105 | 951 | 835 | 718 | 626 | 540 | 508 | 421 | 376 | 193 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | ESE | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:58AM 0.75 | 4:01PM 0.71 | 4:50AM 0.76 | 4:50PM 0.71 | 5:37AM 0.77 | 5:37PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:14AM 0.21 | 10:33PM 0.07 | 11:02AM 0.20 | 11:17PM 0.06 | 11:47AM 0.19 | 11:59PM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 |

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