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 Malabar at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 80 | 145 | 187 | 280 | 333 | 327 | 311 | 246 | 242 | 394 | 394 | 451 | 166 | 157 | 123 | 100 | 92 | 117 | 100 | 203 | 193 | 188 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ENE | E | ENE | NE | NNE | N | WNW | NW | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | SSE | NNW | NW | N | NE | NNE | NNW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26AM 1.12 | 3:05PM 1.19 | 4:21AM 1.19 | 4:06PM 1.09 | 5:09AM 1.25 | 5:06PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 0.55 | 9:43PM 0.29 | 10:22AM 0.55 | 10:26PM 0.33 | 11:30AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 11 |

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