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 Hangers at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hangers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | N | N | NNE | ENE | ENE | E | SE | S | WNW | N | NNE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | N | NNW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:17AM 1.05 | 1:34PM 1.05 | 2:18AM 1.03 | 2:27PM 1.01 | 3:16AM 1.04 | 3:19PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:20PM 0.13 | 7:45AM 0.21 | 8:16PM 0.12 | 8:43AM 0.24 | 9:08PM 0.10 | 9:36AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 |

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