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 Huareva at 9AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Huareva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 178 | 175 | 138 | 170 | 165 | 208 | 206 | 273 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 313 | 392 | 509 | 509 | 501 | 486 | 442 | 373 | 367 | 325 | 319 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:05AM 0.82 | 1:58PM 0.71 | 1:53AM 0.77 | 2:43PM 0.73 | 2:36AM 0.72 | 3:25PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:42AM 0.12 | 7:47PM 0.25 | 8:21AM 0.14 | 8:41PM 0.26 | 8:56AM 0.16 | 9:31PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |

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