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 Johanna at 5PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Johanna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1543 | 1493 | 1392 | 1451 | 1369 | 1451 | 1337 | 1206 | 1174 | 1094 | 1044 | 966 | 904 | 791 | 730 | 646 | 700 | 785 | 1480 | 1680 | 1708 | 1430 | 1551 | 1129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | SE | ESE | E | N | NW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57PM 0.38 | 4:50AM 0.48 | 4:56PM 0.37 | 5:20AM 0.44 | 6:02PM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 0.18 | 10:07PM 0.09 | 11:14AM 0.16 | 10:48PM 0.15 | 11:58AM 0.15 | 11:32PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |

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