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 Inishcrone at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Inishcrone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 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 | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6990 | 5023 | 3980 | 3283 | 4689 | 4652 | 4076 | 9277 | 8923 | 8987 | 12578 | 20110 | 20924 | 19216 | 17488 | 15784 | 16184 | 15452 | 13156 | 11118 | 10938 | 9631 | 10407 | 9576 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | S | WSW | WSW | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 2.48 | 10:28AM 3.08 | 11:11PM 2.35 | 11:29AM 2.89 | 12:21AM 2.33 | 12:33PM 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:45AM 0.83 | 5:03PM 0.76 | 4:51AM 1.01 | 6:11PM 0.84 | 6:06AM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |

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