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 Dracula at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dracula. (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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2885 | 2528 | 2417 | 2345 | 2830 | 2305 | 2154 | 2305 | 2340 | 2474 | 2221 | 1834 | 1594 | 1395 | 1103 | 809 | 821 | 838 | 1642 | 2936 | 4069 | 7662 | 9209 | 13169 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | N | N | N | N | NNE | N | N | NNW | N | NNE | NE | ENE | NNW | N | SSW | ESE | SSE | S | ENE | E | NW | WSW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 2.15 | 7:33AM 2.40 | 8:18PM 2.05 | 8:37AM 2.26 | 9:25PM 2.03 | 9:44AM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:04AM 0.75 | 2:02PM 0.66 | 2:11AM 0.87 | 3:09PM 0.75 | 3:24AM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |

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