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 Cullen at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cullen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | N | N | N | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 93 | 91 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | S | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | S | N | NNW | WNW | W | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 2.80 | 6:39AM 2.51 | 6:38PM 2.69 | 7:38AM 2.54 | 7:42PM 2.65 | 8:29AM 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 0.79 | 12:48PM 1.29 | 1:32AM 0.86 | 1:56PM 1.23 | 2:27AM 0.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - |
| Sunset | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

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