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 Baslicon at 9PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Baslicon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | SW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10119 | 7293 | 6113 | 8119 | 21062 | 25875 | 26167 | 22892 | 20927 | 18339 | 15994 | 13469 | 11454 | 9714 | 8121 | 7864 | 6908 | 6708 | 7665 | 8781 | 9533 | 8883 | 7665 | 6373 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:04PM 2.66 | 10:19AM 2.74 | 11:08PM 2.59 | 11:24AM 2.63 | 12:11AM 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:38PM 0.71 | 4:01AM 1.05 | 4:45PM 0.83 | 5:13AM 1.10 | 5:49PM 0.89 | 6:20AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - |
| Sunset | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

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