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 Darigayos at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Darigayos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | 143 | 134 | 86 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 82 | 121 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 131 | 137 | 161 | 223 | 223 | 229 | 264 | 385 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | ESE | SSE | SSE | ENE | NE | WNW | WNW | NNW | ENE | ESE | SE | ESE | ENE | W | W | NW | NE | E | NE | E | SE | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26AM 0.76 | 2:11AM 0.62 | 6:16PM 0.54 | 2:58AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:35AM 0.17 | 10:32AM 0.23 | 11:28PM 0.47 | 10:16AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |

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