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 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indian Beach/Ecola State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2125 | 1671 | 1387 | 1215 | 1074 | 928 | 747 | 635 | 535 | 446 | 354 | 329 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 673 | 717 | 669 | 660 | 724 | 718 | 763 | 653 | 588 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSE | ESE | ESE | WSW | W | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:17PM 1.33 | 6:41AM 1.62 | 6:41PM 1.20 | 7:24AM 1.66 | 8:07PM 1.15 | 8:03AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:06AM 0.12 | 2:29PM 0.27 | 1:56AM 0.20 | 3:35PM 0.20 | 2:46AM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 |

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