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 Triangles at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Triangles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 339 | 333 | 380 | 303 | 556 | 467 | 459 | 185 | 144 | 161 | 167 | 170 | 157 | 142 | 147 | 156 | 138 | 271 | 315 | 178 | 91 | 76 | 73 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ESE | NE | ENE | NE | NNW | W | E | ENE | NE | NNE | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | N | ENE | ENE | NE | SSW | S | S | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:01PM 1.21 | 4:21AM 1.21 | 4:02PM 1.11 | 5:10AM 1.29 | 5:03PM 1.03 | 5:54AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:40PM 0.29 | 10:21AM 0.58 | 10:25PM 0.34 | 11:31AM 0.53 | 11:07PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |

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