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 Halfway at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Halfway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 581 | 710 | 700 | 845 | 845 | 943 | 876 | 902 | 888 | 875 | 875 | 581 | 902 | 915 | 796 | 772 | 772 | 679 | 668 | 637 | 458 | 451 | 443 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNE | NNW | N | SSE | SSE | SSW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:38PM 1.99 | 2:21AM 1.98 | 3:35PM 1.97 | 3:24AM 1.73 | 4:39PM 1.97 | 4:55AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:26PM 0.98 | 8:54AM 0.67 | 9:42PM 1.07 | 9:43AM 0.85 | 11:17PM 1.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |

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