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 Furadouro at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Furadouro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2570 | 2640 | 2995 | 3234 | 3213 | 2723 | 2200 | 1605 | 1379 | 1355 | 2505 | 3153 | 2964 | 6005 | 6818 | 12447 | 16979 | 16984 | 15934 | 14113 | 12239 | 10671 | 8823 | 6612 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | ENE | NE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:16PM 2.32 | 7:36AM 2.58 | 8:19PM 2.21 | 8:39AM 2.43 | 9:25PM 2.17 | 9:45AM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 0.51 | 1:09AM 0.74 | 2:04PM 0.67 | 2:14AM 0.86 | 3:08PM 0.77 | 3:25AM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
| Sunset | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |

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