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 Humewood at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Humewood. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1065 | 2233 | 2651 | 2826 | 2546 | 2031 | 1623 | 1245 | 1060 | 943 | 943 | 787 | 668 | 563 | 517 | 608 | 980 | 1103 | 1134 | 1012 | 1044 | 995 | 965 | 853 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | NW | NNW | NNE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | SE | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSE | SE | ESE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:54AM 1.53 | 11:28PM 1.32 | 11:59AM 1.56 | 12:32AM 1.38 | 12:50PM 1.61 | 1:21AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 0.82 | 5:42PM 0.83 | 5:26AM 0.82 | 6:41PM 0.77 | 6:28AM 0.78 | 7:25PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |

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