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 Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 114 | 113 | 120 | 123 | 124 | 192 | 81 | 135 | 111 | 175 | 262 | 255 | 1255 | 808 | 464 | 235 | 220 | 169 | 418 | 459 | 507 | 489 | 314 | 726 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | NNW | NNW | E | NE | NE | NNE | S | S | S | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ENE | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:11AM 1.29 | 4:58PM 1.02 | 5:54AM 1.36 | 5:57PM 0.98 | 6:34AM 1.43 | 6:50PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 0.55 | 11:04PM 0.35 | 12:29PM 0.48 | 11:45PM 0.37 | 1:17PM 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |

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