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 Marengo at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Marengo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 175 | 178 | 224 | 520 | 447 | 386 | 330 | 277 | 187 | 499 | 2783 | 5233 | 6461 | 12059 | 11426 | 10112 | 9016 | 4896 | 4665 | 4447 | 5091 | 2177 | 1935 | 1652 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 1.62 | 7:13PM 1.82 | 8:51AM 1.63 | 8:01PM 1.65 | 10:15AM 1.70 | 8:59PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 0.88 | 2:02AM 0.58 | 2:15PM 1.09 | 3:01AM 0.57 | 4:06PM 1.19 | 4:02AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

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