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 Baorvco at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baorvco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 111 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 120 | 188 | 188 | 131 | 199 | 99 | 153 | 177 | 280 | 280 | 459 | 319 | 341 | 257 | 291 | 328 | 306 | 355 | 245 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ESE | E | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | NNW | NE | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | NE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | ENE | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 0.17 | 2:50PM 0.19 | 8:11AM 0.20 | 8:16AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM 0.17 | 11:47PM 0.07 | 11:29PM 0.07 | 11:17PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |

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