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 Deba at 12PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Deba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 760 | 1676 | 1822 | 2465 | 4090 | 3470 | 10115 | 11132 | 10360 | 9050 | 8311 | 7866 | 6473 | 5011 | 4461 | 4004 | 3034 | 2416 | 2114 | 1680 | 1299 | 1261 | 1261 | 1299 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | NW | SE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NE | NE | SE | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 3.04 | 11:06PM 2.76 | 11:28AM 2.92 | 12:10AM 2.78 | 12:31PM 2.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 1.03 | 4:38PM 0.94 | 4:57AM 1.12 | 5:40PM 1.00 | 6:04AM 1.12 | 6:37PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

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