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 Jumunjin at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (KST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jumunjin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 571 | 493 | 358 | 257 | 187 | 115 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 42 | 293 | 217 | 287 | 306 | 322 | 304 | 319 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ESE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SW | W | WNW | NNW | WSW | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | W | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34PM 0.23 | 9:27AM 0.21 | 11:00PM 0.25 | 11:19AM 0.19 | 11:24PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 0.10 | 4:34AM 0.17 | 4:04PM 0.12 | 5:49AM 0.14 | 4:47PM 0.15 | 6:40AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 |
| Sunset | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 |

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