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 Haubush at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Haubush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 29 | 120 | 116 | 104 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 29 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 43 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | NNE | N | ENE | NE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | SSE | S | SSE | E | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:42AM 0.56 | 11:25PM 0.42 | 9:27AM 0.49 | 12:19AM 0.50 | 10:16AM 0.42 | 12:59AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:19PM 0.12 | 3:50AM 0.35 | 4:51PM 0.11 | 6:02AM 0.35 | 5:21PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |

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