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 Crabart at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crabart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2676 | 3891 | 3606 | 3220 | 3184 | 2749 | 2557 | 1748 | 3864 | 3393 | 3316 | 2862 | 2447 | 2080 | 1828 | 1121 | 1700 | 1774 | 943 | 716 | 869 | 789 | 826 | 1966 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | NNW | NW | WNW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:19PM 6.44 | 11:47AM 6.60 | 12:23AM 6.14 | 12:52PM 6.31 | 1:30AM 6.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 1.91 | 5:30AM 2.22 | 6:13PM 2.23 | 6:37AM 2.46 | 7:18PM 2.38 | 7:44AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - |
| Sunset | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

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