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: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Haulover. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | ESE | SSE | E | E | E | E | E | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 42 | 59 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 145 | 431 | 1067 | 1320 | 1151 | 989 | 836 | 664 | 424 | 515 | 340 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | SE | SSW | S | WSW | W | WNW | NNE | N | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 0.73 | 3:58AM 0.75 | 4:01PM 0.71 | 4:50AM 0.76 | 4:50PM 0.71 | 5:37AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM 0.09 | 10:14AM 0.21 | 10:33PM 0.07 | 11:02AM 0.20 | 11:17PM 0.06 | 11:47AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - |
| Sunset | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |

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