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 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hobuck/North Coast. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 636 | 560 | 541 | 422 | 343 | 331 | 255 | 312 | 245 | 901 | 847 | 1077 | 889 | 938 | 822 | 716 | 631 | 564 | 274 | 584 | 681 | 2097 | 2849 | 3808 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:47PM 2.04 | 7:33AM 2.65 | 8:09PM 1.96 | 8:16AM 2.71 | 9:24PM 1.98 | 8:56AM 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 1.07 | 12:43AM 0.84 | 2:09PM 0.85 | 1:38AM 1.07 | 3:06PM 0.61 | 2:32AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 |
| Sunset | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |

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