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 Rabbit/Manana Island at 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit/Manana Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1012 | 871 | 703 | 545 | 560 | 421 | 414 | 278 | 179 | 327 | 327 | 357 | 410 | 469 | 460 | 392 | 400 | 381 | 320 | 255 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | N | N | N | NE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 0.52 | 11:00PM 0.30 | 8:52AM 0.47 | 12:11AM 0.39 | 9:17AM 0.42 | 12:51AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.12 | 1:52AM 0.23 | 4:32PM 0.08 | 4:02AM 0.29 | 4:53PM 0.04 | 6:01AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |

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