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 Cabarete at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cabarete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 124 | 161 | 165 | 165 | 201 | 205 | 173 | 177 | 210 | 220 | 306 | 351 | 418 | 432 | 355 | 435 | 435 | 445 | 408 | 380 | 334 | 349 | 307 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | SE | S | S | SSW | SW | NNE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:52PM 0.56 | 3:58AM 0.58 | 3:40PM 0.50 | 4:53AM 0.61 | 4:27PM 0.46 | 5:42AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:22PM 0.14 | 10:06AM 0.25 | 10:02PM 0.13 | 11:10AM 0.25 | 10:41PM 0.12 | 12:09PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 |

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