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 8PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arcadia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2444 | 2595 | 2595 | 2752 | 4245 | 3966 | 3568 | 3093 | 2830 | 2581 | 2125 | 1849 | 1543 | 1359 | 1210 | 1054 | 846 | 726 | 538 | 520 | 416 | 335 | 323 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | WSW | NW | NE | E | E | E | ENE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 2.83 | 5:43AM 2.95 | 5:18PM 2.56 | 6:32AM 2.97 | 6:40PM 2.37 | 7:17AM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 1.61 | 10:51PM 0.70 | 11:47AM 1.53 | 11:41PM 0.99 | 1:02PM 1.38 | 12:32AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 |
| Sunset | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

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