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 Moolack at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Moolack. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 396 | 759 | 794 | 639 | 532 | 555 | 926 | 892 | 770 | 661 | 625 | 625 | 581 | 1053 | 1680 | 2659 | 2162 | 2744 | 3152 | 2986 | 3179 | 2694 | 2174 | 1293 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSE | SE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM 1.70 | 8:03AM 2.47 | 9:24PM 1.72 | 8:40AM 2.51 | 10:29PM 1.79 | 9:15AM 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:13PM 0.63 | 1:24AM 0.86 | 3:07PM 0.42 | 2:14AM 1.03 | 3:53PM 0.24 | 3:03AM 1.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 |
| Sunset | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

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