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 1AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Moolack. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2570 | 2275 | 1919 | 1561 | 1400 | 1230 | 988 | 841 | 722 | 615 | 511 | 403 | 332 | 329 | 335 | 862 | 876 | 723 | 596 | 745 | 622 | 839 | 706 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ESE | E | ENE | ENE | ESE | ENE | N | NE | ENE | E | ENE | E | ESE | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:17PM 1.95 | 6:41AM 2.37 | 6:41PM 1.77 | 7:24AM 2.43 | 8:07PM 1.70 | 8:03AM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43PM 0.41 | 1:08PM 0.84 | 12:34AM 0.65 | 2:13PM 0.63 | 1:24AM 0.86 | 3:07PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |

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