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 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nungas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 590 | 867 | 895 | 796 | 841 | 613 | 555 | 486 | 471 | 513 | 531 | 488 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 421 | 414 | 407 | 355 | 314 | 298 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NW | WNW | SW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | ESE | W | N | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 1.99 | 4:52PM 2.24 | 5:14AM 1.81 | 6:00PM 2.27 | 6:56AM 1.77 | 7:00PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:50PM 1.22 | 9:54AM 1.01 | 11:24PM 1.23 | 10:57AM 1.17 | 1:00AM 1.11 | 12:12PM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 |

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