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 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 | 190 | 356 | 339 | 330 | 387 | 508 | 416 | 411 | 338 | 233 | 188 | 143 | 133 | 239 | 239 | 113 | 134 | 113 | 117 | 132 | 243 | 432 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | WSW | W | NE | E | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:23AM 1.14 | 2:54PM 1.21 | 4:20AM 1.21 | 3:55PM 1.10 | 5:11AM 1.29 | 4:58PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:00AM 0.60 | 9:37PM 0.28 | 10:19AM 0.60 | 10:21PM 0.32 | 11:30AM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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