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 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cocles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 311 | 372 | 364 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 372 | 339 | 293 | 293 | 302 | 316 | 397 | 497 | 559 | 660 | 695 | 666 | 651 | 637 | 541 | 482 | 411 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | WSW | SW | WSW | W | NW | N | N | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 0.36 | 6:04PM 0.34 | 7:53AM 0.39 | 7:06PM 0.28 | 8:26AM 0.41 | 8:31PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM 0.23 | 12:57AM 0.11 | 2:20PM 0.21 | 1:12AM 0.15 | 3:39PM 0.18 | 1:18AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |

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