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 Cuyagua at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cuyagua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 192 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 186 | 191 | 249 | 271 | 230 | 249 | 335 | 366 | 369 | 389 | 367 | 342 | 292 | 262 | 250 | 264 | 287 | 327 | 327 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SSE | SE | SE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE | E | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | SE | S | S | N | ENE | ENE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:44AM 0.30 | 7:19PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.33 | 8:11PM 0.17 | 9:19AM 0.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 0.12 | 4:52PM 0.21 | 12:31AM 0.14 | 5:45PM 0.16 | 11:53PM 0.14 | 6:27PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |

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