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 Outers at 6PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Outers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 205 | 205 | 247 | 258 | 129 | 129 | 328 | 337 | 337 | 435 | 386 | 395 | 359 | 320 | 288 | 301 | 307 | 319 | 319 | 314 | 307 | 262 | 262 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | S | NE | NNE | ENE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 0.50 | 4:53AM 0.61 | 4:27PM 0.46 | 5:42AM 0.63 | 5:14PM 0.42 | 6:26AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06AM 0.25 | 10:02PM 0.13 | 11:10AM 0.25 | 10:41PM 0.12 | 12:09PM 0.24 | 11:19PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |

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