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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acapulquito-Costa Azul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 75 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | SSE | SSW | WNW | NW | NNE | N | NNW | SSW | SSW | SSW | N | NW | NNW | NE | NNW | SSE | SSW | SSW | NW | WNW | NW | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 1.25 | 2:59AM 1.20 | 1:12PM 1.08 | 3:50AM 1.28 | 3:47PM 1.00 | 4:27AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49AM 1.04 | 7:13PM 0.56 | 9:08AM 1.00 | 8:21PM 0.69 | 10:59AM 0.83 | 9:31PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 |

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