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 Mawi at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mawi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1005 | 975 | 1027 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 888 | 1065 | 1034 | 932 | 828 | 760 | 760 | 658 | 573 | 597 | 597 | 480 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 480 | 378 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | N | WNW | W | W | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | W | W | NNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:24AM 2.07 | 3:34PM 2.06 | 3:27AM 1.81 | 4:40PM 2.06 | 4:58AM 1.63 | 5:48PM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 0.70 | 9:42PM 1.09 | 9:45AM 0.89 | 11:17PM 1.10 | 10:47AM 1.04 | 12:49AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |

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