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 Hussas at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hussas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 396 | 396 | 431 | 429 | 338 | 529 | 710 | 689 | 614 | 614 | 603 | 537 | 501 | 354 | 330 | 397 | 425 | 398 | 576 | 947 | 947 | 530 | 544 | 455 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | E | E | NE | SSW | S | NNE | E | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | NW | NNE | NNW | NW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 0.63 | 7:15PM 0.69 | 7:25PM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:50AM 0.28 | 4:46AM 0.22 | 4:56AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |

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