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 Havik at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Havik. (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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 264 | 179 | 217 | 284 | 402 | 397 | 392 | 348 | 357 | 407 | 487 | 481 | 667 | 1716 | 2625 | 2983 | 2915 | 2221 | 2323 | 2985 | 2694 | 1708 | 1246 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SSE | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:26AM 0.14 | 11:46PM 0.13 | 12:04PM 0.14 | 12:27AM 0.12 | 12:37PM 0.14 | 1:01AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:28PM 0.01 | 5:44AM 0.00 | 6:20PM -0.00 | 6:32AM 0.00 | 7:07PM -0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |

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