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 Atlantida at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Atlantida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 701 | 590 | 520 | 457 | 400 | 327 | 327 | 286 | 281 | 245 | 220 | 184 | 181 | 147 | 125 | 125 | 107 | 155 | 198 | 261 | 237 | 256 | 248 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | SSE | ENE | NNE | NE | WNW | NW | NW | NW | ENE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03AM 0.32 | 11:26AM 0.40 | 4:49PM 0.43 | 11:13PM 0.25 | 5:56AM 0.31 | 11:57AM 0.37 | 5:55PM 0.37 | 11:52PM 0.30 | 7:04AM 0.31 | 12:18PM 0.33 | 7:48PM 0.32 | 12:26AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 0.23 | 1:55PM 0.34 | 8:57PM 0.21 | 2:15AM 0.17 | 8:31AM 0.26 | 2:54PM 0.29 | 9:29PM 0.26 | 3:19AM 0.20 | 9:17AM 0.29 | 3:58PM 0.24 | 9:42PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 |

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