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 Jackals at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jackals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 295 | 290 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 269 | 227 | 181 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 144 | 153 | 163 | 158 | 143 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 133 | 129 | 123 | 292 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | ENE | NW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | W | NE | N | NE | NE | SSW | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:45PM 0.47 | 1:26PM 0.37 | 12:45AM 0.41 | 2:41PM 0.41 | 1:56AM 0.37 | 3:36PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:04AM 0.14 | 6:54PM 0.26 | 7:55AM 0.15 | 8:58PM 0.26 | 8:41AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |

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