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 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hobuck/North Coast. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3269 | 2791 | 2545 | 2277 | 1755 | 1507 | 1215 | 1057 | 888 | 746 | 650 | 639 | 541 | 422 | 343 | 337 | 306 | 318 | 905 | 1109 | 1019 | 983 | 1024 | 1054 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | WNW | NE | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | S | SSW | SW | S | S | S | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:55AM 2.55 | 5:29PM 2.23 | 6:45AM 2.60 | 6:47PM 2.04 | 7:33AM 2.65 | 8:09PM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:48AM 1.23 | 11:50PM 0.57 | 1:02PM 1.07 | 12:43AM 0.84 | 2:09PM 0.85 | 1:38AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

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