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 Wanjapu at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wanjapu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 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 | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 471 | 451 | 509 | 509 | 651 | 642 | 509 | 743 | 743 | 689 | 679 | 689 | 679 | 594 | 567 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 421 | 428 | 471 | 428 | 428 | 414 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NNW | N | NNW | W | W | SSW | SE | SE | ESE | E | N | WNW | WNW | WSW | SE | NE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38AM 2.19 | 3:52PM 2.19 | 3:46AM 1.93 | 4:57PM 2.19 | 5:19AM 1.75 | 6:03PM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.76 | 9:54PM 1.18 | 9:57AM 0.96 | 11:30PM 1.18 | 11:00AM 1.12 | 1:06AM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 |

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