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 Indian Beach/Ecola State Park at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Indian Beach/Ecola State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2084 | 2297 | 1729 | 2389 | 2203 | 2170 | 2496 | 3766 | 3371 | 2864 | 2407 | 2181 | 1941 | 1671 | 1387 | 1215 | 1077 | 928 | 747 | 635 | 535 | 446 | 354 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SSE | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | SE | SE | SW | WNW | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:04AM 1.55 | 4:04PM 1.51 | 5:54AM 1.58 | 5:17PM 1.33 | 6:41AM 1.62 | 6:41PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 0.36 | 12:16AM 0.03 | 1:14PM 0.33 | 1:06AM 0.12 | 2:29PM 0.27 | 1:56AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |

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