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 Newport-Crosswaves at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Newport-Crosswaves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 553 | 544 | 457 | 457 | 146 | 197 | 200 | 244 | 192 | 166 | 176 | 191 | 208 | 342 | 256 | 148 | 224 | 293 | 348 | 627 | 509 | 367 | 353 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | W | NW | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | WSW | SW | NNE | NNW | WNW | ENE | NE | NNE | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21AM 1.20 | 4:04PM 1.09 | 5:10AM 1.27 | 5:05PM 1.02 | 5:53AM 1.34 | 6:02PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:22AM 0.56 | 10:25PM 0.33 | 11:31AM 0.52 | 11:07PM 0.36 | 12:28PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |

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