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 Huahua at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Huahua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 181 | 178 | 131 | 119 | 117 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 119 | 123 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SSE | WSW | WSW | N | N | NNE | NE | ESE | S | SSW | SW | NE | N | N | NE | ENE | SW | WSW | W | NW | NNW | NNW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | on | on | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.66 | 6:15PM 0.44 | 6:43AM 0.66 | 7:33PM 0.50 | 6:50AM 0.65 | 8:20PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:53PM 0.40 | 11:22PM 0.34 | 1:31PM 0.34 | 12:19AM 0.39 | 1:38PM 0.28 | 1:01AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |

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