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 Florence-South Jetty at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Florence-South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2069 | 1898 | 1985 | 1985 | 2056 | 2884 | 3520 | 3724 | 3731 | 3436 | 3157 | 2853 | 2407 | 2155 | 1787 | 1561 | 1400 | 1230 | 1020 | 855 | 650 | 537 | 456 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SW | NW | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | NNE | N | NE | ENE | ENE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:36AM 2.06 | 3:46PM 2.01 | 5:27AM 2.08 | 4:56PM 1.79 | 6:15AM 2.12 | 6:15PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:16AM 0.99 | 10:38PM 0.14 | 11:31AM 0.91 | 11:29PM 0.37 | 12:46PM 0.77 | 12:21AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |

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