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 Acapulquito-Costa Azul at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Acapulquito-Costa Azul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 75 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 45 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | N | SE | SSW | SSW | W | NW | NW | NNE | NNE | S | SW | WSW | N | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:59AM 1.20 | 1:12PM 1.08 | 3:50AM 1.28 | 3:47PM 1.00 | 4:27AM 1.36 | 5:32PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 1.00 | 8:21PM 0.69 | 10:59AM 0.83 | 9:31PM 0.77 | 11:44AM 0.66 | 10:28PM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 |

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