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 Barceloneta at 7PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Barceloneta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | NE | NE | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | E | SE | E | E | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 137 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NE | SE | E | ENE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | E | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM 0.17 | 4:21AM 0.10 | 3:27PM 0.16 | 5:30AM 0.12 | 4:08PM 0.14 | 6:20AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 0.06 | 10:25PM 0.05 | 8:36AM 0.08 | 10:50PM 0.05 | 10:22AM 0.09 | 11:13PM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 |

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