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 Rockaway at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rockaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1543 | 1359 | 1210 | 1054 | 855 | 726 | 617 | 520 | 423 | 335 | 323 | 267 | 279 | 673 | 717 | 669 | 741 | 667 | 808 | 778 | 690 | 598 | 516 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ESE | E | E | W | NNW | NE | E | E | ENE | E | E | S | SSW | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | SSE | SE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:37AM 2.15 | 6:35PM 1.59 | 7:19AM 2.21 | 8:01PM 1.53 | 7:58AM 2.26 | 9:19PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55PM 0.29 | 1:18PM 0.66 | 12:45AM 0.49 | 2:24PM 0.49 | 1:34AM 0.69 | 3:18PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |

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