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 Mandara at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mandara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 113 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 45 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 87 | 136 | 152 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WSW | ESE | NNE | N | N | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:11PM 0.17 | 5:03AM 0.16 | 6:11PM 0.18 | 6:31AM 0.16 | 6:57PM 0.20 | 7:31AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 0.11 | 11:27AM 0.08 | 12:39AM 0.09 | 12:26PM 0.08 | 1:32AM 0.07 | 1:14PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |

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