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 Hobuck/North Coast at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hobuck/North Coast. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 332 | 270 | 255 | 312 | 284 | 878 | 947 | 1027 | 828 | 869 | 822 | 745 | 717 | 663 | 350 | 658 | 1157 | 1347 | 3463 | 4595 | 5156 | 4437 | 3527 | 3430 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | E | ESE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | S | S | SW | W | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 2.65 | 8:09PM 1.96 | 8:16AM 2.71 | 9:24PM 1.98 | 8:56AM 2.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:43AM 0.84 | 2:09PM 0.85 | 1:38AM 1.07 | 3:06PM 0.61 | 2:32AM 1.25 | 3:53PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

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