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 Nungas at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nungas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 540 | 540 | 517 | 525 | 642 | 642 | 590 | 867 | 895 | 711 | 700 | 689 | 555 | 555 | 471 | 549 | 488 | 488 | 421 | 428 | 471 | 428 | 428 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | WSW | SSW | SW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NW | S | SW | WNW | NW | NW | N | NW | WNW | E | NW | NW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:34AM 2.26 | 3:46PM 2.25 | 3:41AM 1.99 | 4:52PM 2.24 | 5:14AM 1.81 | 6:00PM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:03AM 0.80 | 9:50PM 1.22 | 9:54AM 1.01 | 11:24PM 1.23 | 10:57AM 1.17 | 1:00AM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |

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