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 Meanos at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Meanos. (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 | |
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 | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 561 | 511 | 479 | 494 | 502 | 418 | 424 | 418 | 311 | 336 | 282 | 319 | 324 | 573 | 716 | 618 | 543 | 543 | 466 | 1056 | 1174 | 1915 | 3932 | 4474 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ENE | ENE | N | E | ESE | ENE | ENE | NW | NNW | WSW | WSW | S | SSW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:44AM 2.13 | 6:01PM 1.81 | 6:23AM 2.02 | 6:57PM 1.73 | 7:01AM 1.91 | 7:55PM 1.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.29 | 12:02PM 0.47 | 12:02AM 0.49 | 12:49PM 0.47 | 12:48AM 0.67 | 1:35PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

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