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 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haubush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 51 | 85 | 98 | 86 | 71 | 71 | 29 | 120 | 116 | 104 | 30 | 59 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 29 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | NW | NE | NNW | NNW | E | ENE | NNE | N | NNE | NE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:01PM 0.34 | 8:42AM 0.56 | 11:25PM 0.42 | 9:27AM 0.49 | 12:19AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:44PM 0.13 | 1:47AM 0.29 | 4:19PM 0.12 | 3:50AM 0.35 | 4:51PM 0.11 | 6:02AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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