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 Cocles at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cocles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 362 | 450 | 508 | 559 | 559 | 578 | 565 | 565 | 505 | 475 | 486 | 497 | 508 | 539 | 591 | 591 | 539 | 481 | 491 | 502 | 491 | 450 | 437 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | WNW | WSW | NNW | N | N | NW | WNW | W | W | W | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | NW | WNW | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:26AM 0.41 | 8:31PM 0.23 | 8:58AM 0.42 | 10:21PM 0.20 | 9:30AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.18 | 1:18AM 0.17 | 5:01PM 0.14 | 1:18AM 0.18 | 6:19PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 32 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 |

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