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 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacarandas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | 47 | 46 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 40 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 91 | 91 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | W | WNW | NW | NW | N | NE | NE | NE | WSW | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | ENE | ESE | E | SW | W | W | NNW | NE | E | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 1.09 | 5:02AM 1.44 | 6:48PM 1.17 | 5:28AM 1.51 | 7:22PM 1.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.66 | 10:50PM 0.90 | 12:21PM 0.51 | 11:32PM 0.93 | 12:46PM 0.37 | 12:05AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |

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