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 Wabasso at 1PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wabasso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 31 | 148 | 514 | 899 | 1024 | 940 | 723 | 639 | 771 | 832 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | W | WNW | N | NNE | NNE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:27AM 1.00 | 2:36PM 0.98 | 3:25AM 1.00 | 3:28PM 0.96 | 4:17AM 1.01 | 4:17PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 0.23 | 9:11PM 0.10 | 9:39AM 0.24 | 9:58PM 0.08 | 10:27AM 0.23 | 10:42PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |

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