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 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| 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)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1400 | 1230 | 988 | 841 | 722 | 615 | 511 | 403 | 332 | 329 | 394 | 759 | 794 | 639 | 744 | 724 | 773 | 855 | 749 | 537 | 500 | 681 | 838 | 1350 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | NNE | N | NE | ENE | E | E | E | SE | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 2.37 | 6:41PM 1.77 | 7:24AM 2.43 | 8:07PM 1.70 | 8:03AM 2.47 | 9:24PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:08PM 0.84 | 12:34AM 0.65 | 2:13PM 0.63 | 1:24AM 0.86 | 3:07PM 0.42 | 2:14AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

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