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 Midway Beach - Surf Club at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Surf Club. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 122 | 200 | 212 | 339 | 311 | 279 | 269 | 114 | 94 | 197 | 191 | 103 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 75 | 49 | 47 | 58 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | W | W | NW | ESE | E | ENE | NE | NNE | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59PM 2.02 | 1:24AM 1.90 | 1:49PM 1.99 | 2:19AM 1.89 | 2:35PM 1.95 | 3:08AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.64 | 7:32AM 0.67 | 8:08PM 0.63 | 8:23AM 0.69 | 8:53PM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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