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 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Baorvco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 124 | 134 | 138 | 131 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 93 | 88 | 102 | 105 | 197 | 203 | 169 | 169 | 228 | 157 | 157 | 181 | 208 | 343 | 279 | 258 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | ENE | N | N | NNW | NE | E | E | NE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ENE | N | ENE | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 0.22 | 8:29AM 0.17 | 2:50PM 0.19 | 8:11AM 0.20 | 8:16AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:01AM 0.06 | 10:12AM 0.17 | 11:47PM 0.07 | 11:29PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |

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