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 Engabao at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Engabao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 79 | 80 | 60 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 1.80 | 9:27PM 2.03 | 9:52AM 1.71 | 10:24PM 1.95 | 11:02AM 1.67 | 11:20PM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50AM 0.60 | 2:54PM 0.50 | 3:52AM 0.65 | 3:53PM 0.65 | 4:54AM 0.66 | 4:56PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |

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