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 Kaolins at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kaolins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | 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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1575 | 1885 | 2707 | 3603 | 4506 | 6067 | 5255 | 5747 | 7616 | 7616 | 7060 | 6375 | 5876 | 5274 | 4904 | 4382 | 3951 | 3175 | 2140 | 1826 | 1423 | 975 | 946 | 968 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WNW | ESE | SE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | NE | ENE | E | E | ESE | ESE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:08PM 3.07 | 10:33AM 3.28 | 11:22PM 3.00 | 11:46AM 3.17 | 12:31AM 3.04 | 12:52PM 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.90 | 4:08AM 1.11 | 4:52PM 1.05 | 5:14AM 1.21 | 5:54PM 1.10 | 6:18AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - |
| Sunset | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |

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