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 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Huahua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 106 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 91 | 62 | 70 | 58 | 116 | 115 | 127 | 122 | 122 | 164 | 162 | 158 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | SW | WSW | W | NW | NW | N | NNE | E | SSW | SW | W | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | SE | SSE | S | S | N | NNE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:50AM 0.65 | 8:20PM 0.55 | 6:51AM 0.64 | 8:55PM 0.59 | 6:48AM 0.64 | 9:23PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:38PM 0.28 | 1:01AM 0.43 | 1:50PM 0.23 | 1:33AM 0.46 | 2:04PM 0.18 | 1:57AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 |

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