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 Dooms at 6AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dooms. (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 (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 78 | 67 | 61 | 85 | 62 | 44 | 70 | 50 | 60 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 69 | 69 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:37AM 0.27 | 6:58PM 0.19 | 8:53AM 0.30 | 7:47PM 0.14 | 9:11AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:59AM 0.09 | 4:34PM 0.18 | 12:41AM 0.11 | 5:40PM 0.14 | 12:09AM 0.11 | 6:27PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |

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