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 Cripplers at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cripplers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | — | — | — |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 33 | 53 | 72 | 53 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | NE | ESE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NNE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NW | NW | N | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41PM 0.19 | 3:11AM 0.20 | 5:02PM 0.20 | 4:48AM 0.18 | 6:06PM 0.22 | 6:18AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02AM 0.07 | 9:11PM 0.13 | 10:08AM 0.09 | 11:08PM 0.12 | 11:16AM 0.09 | 12:35AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |

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