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 Elwha at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 488 | 404 | 330 | 302 | 238 | 229 | 216 | 222 | 240 | 623 | 681 | 614 | 689 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 244 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | SSW | SW | SW | S | S | SSE | SE | ENE | ENE | ESE | SSE | SE | SW | ESE | N | SE | SE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:34PM 1.21 | 9:45AM 1.96 | 10:15PM 1.12 | 10:10AM 2.04 | 11:49PM 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 1.06 | 2:13AM 0.60 | 5:11PM 0.78 | 2:30AM 0.86 | 5:55PM 0.51 | 2:23AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 |
| Sunset | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |

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