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 Sebastian Inlet-Third Peak at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sebastian Inlet-Third Peak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | NE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | SSE | SSW | NNW | NE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | NE | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 0.24 | 1:47PM 0.26 | 2:26AM 0.25 | 2:46PM 0.22 | 3:29AM 0.27 | 3:41PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:31AM -0.25 | 8:06PM -0.26 | 8:40AM -0.23 | 9:01PM -0.26 | 9:46AM -0.21 | 9:51PM -0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 |

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