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 Hideaways at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hideaways. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 482 | 426 | 385 | 326 | 270 | 164 | 263 | 326 | 416 | 799 | 1154 | 2655 | 2576 | 2253 | 1828 | 1366 | 1197 | 923 | 1723 | 1563 | 1563 | 1411 | 1267 | 1036 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NNW | N | NE | ESE | SSE | SSW | SW | S | S | SSW | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:27AM 0.37 | 12:08AM 0.52 | 10:13AM 0.30 | 12:44AM 0.59 | 11:01AM 0.26 | 1:17AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:36AM 0.24 | 4:10PM 0.02 | 6:14AM 0.22 | 4:35PM 0.00 | 7:27AM 0.19 | 5:02PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 |

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