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 Croyde at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Croyde. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2517 | 1597 | 1736 | 3680 | 3257 | 2672 | 2019 | 2399 | 3462 | 4805 | 4174 | 3982 | 3919 | 3434 | 2779 | 5989 | 6056 | 5406 | 5034 | 4959 | 4605 | 1606 | 2286 | 3103 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:16PM 7.02 | 10:41AM 7.17 | 11:13PM 6.57 | 11:40AM 6.73 | 12:16AM 6.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 1.52 | 4:22AM 1.87 | 5:03PM 1.96 | 5:23AM 2.26 | 6:06PM 2.28 | 6:29AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

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