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 Ile de Re - Les Grenettes at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - Les Grenettes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1336 | 1121 | 962 | 715 | 629 | 1479 | 1526 | 1207 | 907 | 755 | 590 | 599 | 1091 | 1807 | 2107 | 2543 | 2482 | 4724 | 4649 | 4649 | 4137 | 3668 | 3314 | 2810 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | S | SSE | SE | SSE | S | S | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:40PM 3.42 | 10:03AM 3.67 | 10:56PM 3.32 | 11:18AM 3.54 | 12:02AM 3.32 | 12:22PM 3.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:42PM 0.57 | 3:00AM 0.83 | 3:37PM 0.84 | 3:56AM 1.06 | 4:34PM 1.04 | 4:57AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - |
| Sunset | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

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