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 Anglet - La Barre at 10AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Anglet - La Barre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1269 | 1207 | 2268 | 2285 | 2031 | 1748 | 1329 | 1117 | 1030 | 1676 | 1719 | 2113 | 3881 | 3786 | 9192 | 9777 | 9459 | 8649 | 7938 | 7400 | 6680 | 5174 | 4312 | 4021 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | S | SE | S | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | S | SW | WSW | WSW | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | NNW | NNW | SSE | E | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:21AM 3.70 | 10:08PM 3.33 | 10:33AM 3.56 | 11:20PM 3.29 | 11:43AM 3.50 | 12:23AM 3.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:11AM 1.62 | 3:57PM 1.53 | 4:11AM 1.75 | 5:00PM 1.66 | 5:18AM 1.83 | 6:06PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |

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