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 4AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Laredo. (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 (?) | 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 969 | 892 | 1358 | 1367 | 1923 | 3233 | 4219 | 8772 | 9890 | 9719 | 8729 | 7812 | 7130 | 6485 | 5178 | 4189 | 3745 | 3288 | 2295 | 1972 | 1704 | 1358 | 1162 | 1162 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSW | S | ENE | NE | N | NNW | NW | W | SW | SSW | NNE | NNE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | S | SE | SE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:00PM 2.82 | 10:22AM 3.03 | 11:07PM 2.75 | 11:29AM 2.91 | 12:11AM 2.77 | 12:32PM 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:52AM 1.02 | 4:40PM 0.94 | 4:59AM 1.11 | 5:42PM 1.00 | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:40PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 |

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