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 Spooks at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Spooks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 423 | 387 | 716 | 618 | 543 | 543 | 723 | 649 | 1542 | 3391 | 4873 | 5400 | 5216 | 4950 | 4499 | 4081 | 3963 | 3753 | 2917 | 2601 | 2207 | 1915 | 1572 | 1243 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:00PM 1.20 | 7:09AM 1.34 | 8:00PM 1.17 | 7:48AM 1.28 | 9:05PM 1.15 | 8:29AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:53PM 0.41 | 12:51AM 0.51 | 1:39PM 0.40 | 1:39AM 0.63 | 2:28PM 0.39 | 2:33AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |

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