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 Klitmoller at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Klitmoller. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | 78 | 80 | 77 | 124 | 122 | 119 | 118 | 121 | 127 | 176 | 290 | 585 | 1086 | 1602 | 1702 | 1098 | 1586 | 1441 | 1236 | 1263 | 1208 | 1126 | 1027 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | SW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:35PM 0.25 | 11:05AM 0.35 | 11:27PM 0.25 | 11:54AM 0.34 | 12:15AM 0.26 | 12:40PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 0.04 | 4:53AM 0.05 | 6:10PM 0.05 | 5:40AM 0.05 | 6:53PM 0.05 | 6:23AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 |

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