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 Wallys at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wallys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SSW | S | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48AM 1.92 | 5:23PM 1.37 | 5:20AM 1.99 | 6:33PM 1.38 | 5:50AM 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:50PM 0.79 | 11:45AM 0.81 | 10:34PM 0.92 | 12:30PM 0.63 | 11:14PM 1.02 | 1:08PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

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