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 Laredo at 10AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Laredo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8729 | 7506 | 7130 | 6485 | 4938 | 3976 | 3745 | 3102 | 2295 | 1972 | 1704 | 1338 | 1162 | 1162 | 1266 | 1380 | 1228 | 974 | 1021 | 892 | 821 | 809 | 700 | 943 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | S | ENE | NE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | S | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 2.91 | 12:11AM 2.77 | 12:32PM 2.88 | 1:08AM 2.86 | 1:28PM 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:59AM 1.11 | 5:42PM 1.00 | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:40PM 0.99 | 7:05AM 1.05 | 7:30PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 |

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