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 Chipiona at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chipiona. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 38 | 125 | 90 | 246 | 186 | 256 | 437 | 522 | 408 | 404 | 290 | 193 | 183 | 127 | 124 | 68 | 68 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | NNE | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:32PM 2.44 | 8:52AM 2.70 | 9:39PM 2.41 | 10:00AM 2.61 | 10:46PM 2.45 | 11:05AM 2.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30AM 1.32 | 3:40PM 1.19 | 3:52AM 1.36 | 4:46PM 1.19 | 5:04AM 1.32 | 5:40PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 |

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