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 Waverly at 9PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waverly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SSW | S | S | S | S | E | S | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 1.04 | 2:50AM 1.04 | 2:56PM 0.98 | 3:42AM 1.09 | 3:50PM 0.94 | 4:28AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:33PM 0.07 | 9:00AM 0.18 | 9:22PM 0.09 | 9:58AM 0.16 | 10:07PM 0.09 | 10:52AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -11 |

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