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 Triplets at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Triplets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 117 | 53 | 69 | 80 | 88 | 112 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 121 | 108 | 111 | 99 | 105 | 84 | 68 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.95 | 1:10PM 1.19 | 1:30AM 0.92 | 1:52PM 1.21 | 2:42AM 0.94 | 2:29PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:48PM 0.59 | 6:22AM 0.42 | 7:52PM 0.50 | 7:16AM 0.50 | 8:44PM 0.42 | 8:07AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |

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