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 Destiladeros at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Destiladeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 75 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | NNW | WNW | W | NW | NW | WNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | N | SSW | SW | SW | WNW | W | NW | NNE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:10PM 3.39 | 8:27AM 3.10 | 9:06PM 3.24 | 9:28AM 2.90 | 10:03PM 3.11 | 10:33AM 2.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 0.43 | 2:22AM 0.78 | 2:40PM 0.67 | 3:23AM 0.92 | 3:36PM 0.89 | 4:25AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |

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