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 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hangers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 220 | 270 | 216 | 250 | 194 | 180 | 143 | 140 | 98 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNE | NNW | SE | ESE | SE | SSE | SW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:49AM 1.17 | 12:16AM 1.09 | 12:41PM 1.11 | 1:17AM 1.05 | 1:34PM 1.05 | 2:18AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 0.13 | 6:43AM 0.16 | 7:20PM 0.13 | 7:45AM 0.21 | 8:16PM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |

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