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 Peahi/Jaws at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Peahi/Jaws. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 568 | 558 | 396 | 303 | 317 | 257 | 235 | 297 | 305 | 411 | 377 | 400 | 337 | 270 | 218 | 204 | 160 | 128 | 121 | 176 | 258 | 978 | 1036 | 991 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | N | NNE | NE | E | SE | WSW | SSW | S | E | E | ENE | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SE | ENE | NE | ESE | SW | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 0.69 | 11:31PM 0.60 | 9:01AM 0.63 | 12:15AM 0.70 | 9:47AM 0.58 | 12:49AM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:03PM 0.26 | 4:01AM 0.53 | 4:35PM 0.22 | 6:00AM 0.53 | 5:05PM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |

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