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 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Huareva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 501 | 486 | 442 | 373 | 367 | 325 | 273 | 259 | 246 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 137 | 87 | 85 | 69 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 211 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | W | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 0.72 | 3:25PM 0.75 | 3:15AM 0.66 | 4:03PM 0.75 | 3:51AM 0.60 | 4:39PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 0.16 | 9:31PM 0.28 | 9:26AM 0.19 | 10:20PM 0.30 | 9:54AM 0.22 | 11:07PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 |

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