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 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arcadia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 855 | 726 | 617 | 520 | 423 | 335 | 323 | 267 | 269 | 673 | 717 | 669 | 636 | 593 | 668 | 716 | 619 | 559 | 471 | 470 | 586 | 910 | 906 | 1198 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:40PM 2.37 | 7:17AM 3.00 | 8:04PM 2.30 | 7:59AM 3.04 | 9:19PM 2.33 | 8:38AM 3.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 1.38 | 12:32AM 1.25 | 2:07PM 1.18 | 1:25AM 1.47 | 3:02PM 0.98 | 2:19AM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 |
| Sunset | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

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