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 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rabbit/Manana Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | NW | N | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 410 | 469 | 460 | 392 | 400 | 326 | 270 | 216 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 85 | 141 | 295 | 676 | 676 | 459 | 518 | 577 | 780 | 1091 | 1649 | 1447 | 1407 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11AM 0.39 | 9:17AM 0.42 | 12:51AM 0.47 | 9:40AM 0.38 | 1:22AM 0.54 | 10:07AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02AM 0.29 | 4:53PM 0.04 | 6:01AM 0.30 | 5:14PM 0.01 | 7:23AM 0.29 | 5:39PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 |

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