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 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cuyagua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 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 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 154 | 181 | 220 | 216 | 192 | 192 | 222 | 277 | 277 | 241 | 222 | 243 | 198 | 170 | 158 | 158 | 220 | 271 | 175 | 185 | 247 | 241 | 198 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | ESE | SSW | SSW | SW | N | ENE | ENE | E | E | SE | SSE | SSE | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ESE | E | NE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:38PM 0.32 | 8:27AM 0.27 | 1:43PM 0.26 | 6:30PM 0.27 | 8:44AM 0.30 | 7:19PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:12AM 0.09 | 11:32AM 0.25 | 3:19PM 0.25 | 1:07AM 0.12 | 4:52PM 0.21 | 12:31AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |

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