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 One Palm Point - Panaitan island at 1AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at One Palm Point - Panaitan island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 389 | 366 | 384 | 342 | 326 | 269 | 265 | 261 | 241 | 230 | 226 | 226 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 177 | 174 | 166 | 160 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:05PM 0.96 | 12:41AM 0.88 | 2:04PM 0.99 | 1:49AM 0.76 | 3:02PM 1.03 | 3:13AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02PM 0.53 | 7:08AM 0.34 | 8:41PM 0.53 | 7:53AM 0.39 | 10:14PM 0.47 | 8:42AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |

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