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 Cerritos at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 86 | 87 | 109 | 112 | 166 | 220 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SE | W | N | NNW | N | SSW | W | WNW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 1.37 | 2:59AM 1.29 | 1:08PM 1.17 | 3:53AM 1.38 | 3:46PM 1.09 | 4:29AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 0.61 | 9:00AM 1.09 | 8:21PM 0.74 | 10:59AM 0.91 | 9:31PM 0.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 |

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