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 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nu'uuli. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | SE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 153 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 149 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35AM 0.88 | 2:10PM 0.91 | 2:28AM 0.86 | 2:56PM 0.92 | 3:16AM 0.84 | 3:38PM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28PM 0.27 | 7:51AM 0.23 | 8:26PM 0.28 | 8:39AM 0.25 | 9:17PM 0.27 | 9:21AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |

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