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 Culdaff at 7PM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 20s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | SE | W | W | NW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | 311 | 1171 | 2864 | 6684 | 6055 | 7007 | 10319 | 13643 | 13630 | 12490 | 11438 | 0 | 12807 | 11897 | 9860 | 8226 | 7241 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3888 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:58AM 2.34 | 11:28PM 1.81 | 12:08PM 2.20 | 12:47AM 1.78 | 1:19PM 2.12 | 2:00AM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 0.72 | 5:31AM 0.72 | 6:45PM 0.78 | 6:43AM 0.81 | 7:50PM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |

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