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 10AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Furadouro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3213 | 2723 | 2200 | 1605 | 1249 | 1226 | 2357 | 2817 | 3009 | 6256 | 6633 | 10148 | 15615 | 16279 | 16185 | 13959 | 12102 | 10671 | 8823 | 6278 | 5299 | 4219 | 3161 | 2593 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | ESE | ENE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 2.58 | 8:19PM 2.21 | 8:39AM 2.43 | 9:25PM 2.17 | 9:45AM 2.33 | 10:28PM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09AM 0.74 | 2:04PM 0.67 | 2:14AM 0.86 | 3:08PM 0.77 | 3:25AM 0.93 | 4:11PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |

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