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 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Marengo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 269 | 273 | 277 | 241 | 199 | 196 | 181 | 178 | 175 | 178 | 224 | 590 | 447 | 386 | 330 | 277 | 190 | 1032 | 2670 | 5142 | 12182 | 12205 | 11588 | 6381 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | ESE | E | ENE | NNE | WNW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 1.68 | 6:30PM 2.00 | 7:24AM 1.62 | 7:13PM 1.82 | 8:51AM 1.63 | 8:01PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:59AM 0.65 | 1:07AM 0.60 | 12:56PM 0.88 | 2:02AM 0.58 | 2:15PM 1.09 | 3:01AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

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