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 Arcadia at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arcadia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 423 | 335 | 323 | 267 | 269 | 673 | 717 | 669 | 660 | 693 | 743 | 745 | 647 | 548 | 527 | 533 | 553 | 772 | 1325 | 2523 | 1822 | 3695 | 3072 | 2635 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | ESE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 3.00 | 8:04PM 2.30 | 7:59AM 3.04 | 9:19PM 2.33 | 8:38AM 3.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 1.25 | 2:07PM 1.18 | 1:25AM 1.47 | 3:02PM 0.98 | 2:19AM 1.63 | 3:47PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

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