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 Krui at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Krui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 | 331 | 277 | 273 | 284 | 352 | 389 | 366 | 472 | 389 | 347 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 317 | 302 | 237 | 230 | 230 | 226 | 226 | 180 | 177 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | ENE | NE | WSW | W | W | N | NNE | NNW | NW | NW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:29PM 0.91 | 12:50PM 0.84 | 12:24AM 0.79 | 1:51PM 0.88 | 1:30AM 0.68 | 2:48PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 0.22 | 6:40PM 0.47 | 6:51AM 0.28 | 8:23PM 0.47 | 7:35AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |

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