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 Jacarandas at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacarandas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 19 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | NE | E | E | SW | W | WNW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | W | WNW | NW | NNW | N | N | NE | ENE | WSW | WNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 1.30 | 4:26PM 1.02 | 4:35AM 1.37 | 6:00PM 1.09 | 5:02AM 1.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 0.76 | 11:24AM 0.84 | 9:52PM 0.85 | 11:55AM 0.66 | 10:50PM 0.90 | 12:21PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 |

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