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 13th Beach-The Beacon at 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s 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) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 13th Beach-The Beacon. (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 | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 335 | 565 | 557 | 488 | 480 | 480 | 668 | 574 | 1462 | 3043 | 4179 | 4332 | 4323 | 4950 | 3644 | 3348 | 3341 | 3292 | 2842 | 2288 | 2021 | 1720 | 1299 | 1098 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.56 | 6:51AM 1.72 | 7:52PM 1.51 | 7:28AM 1.61 | 8:58PM 1.49 | 8:09AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:39AM 0.67 | 1:28PM 0.47 | 1:30AM 0.84 | 2:15PM 0.49 | 2:30AM 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |

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