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 Baia at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2979 | 2507 | 1939 | 1504 | 1682 | 2515 | 2853 | 2717 | 2728 | 8436 | 12093 | 18102 | 17280 | 16184 | 14972 | 13042 | 11152 | 8671 | 7073 | 6117 | 4454 | 3659 | 3420 | 2846 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ENE | NE | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 2.96 | 8:15PM 2.59 | 8:33AM 2.83 | 9:24PM 2.55 | 9:41AM 2.76 | 10:27PM 2.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 1.06 | 2:11AM 1.31 | 3:10PM 1.14 | 3:25AM 1.35 | 4:14PM 1.17 | 4:33AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |

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