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 Brookings/South Jetty at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Brookings/South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2827 | 3293 | 3574 | 3545 | 3178 | 3135 | 2840 | 2318 | 2078 | 1679 | 1490 | 1336 | 1139 | 1103 | 781 | 694 | 550 | 470 | 446 | 418 | 276 | 667 | 628 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NE | N | NW | NNW | NNE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NNW | N | NE | ENE | E | E | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM 1.95 | 4:31PM 1.63 | 5:56AM 2.00 | 5:54PM 1.48 | 6:38AM 2.05 | 7:20PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 0.09 | 11:11AM 0.87 | 11:03PM 0.31 | 12:26PM 0.72 | 11:53PM 0.54 | 1:32PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |

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