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 Nu'uuli at 12PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nu'uuli. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | 91 | 90 | 153 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 149 | 144 | 173 | 171 | 138 | 130 | 124 | 95 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 47 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | E | NE | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28AM 0.86 | 2:56PM 0.92 | 3:16AM 0.84 | 3:38PM 0.93 | 4:00AM 0.83 | 4:16PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:39AM 0.25 | 9:17PM 0.27 | 9:21AM 0.26 | 10:02PM 0.25 | 10:00AM 0.26 | 10:42PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 27 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 |

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