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 Lockjoint at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 134 | 159 | 113 | 83 | 96 | 180 | 134 | 110 | 110 | 106 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 108 | 161 | 241 | 278 | 381 | 344 | 465 | 453 | 424 | 407 | 401 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | NW | NNW | NW | NW | W | SW | SW | WNW | NNW | NNW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 1.17 | 8:32AM 1.25 | 9:26PM 1.12 | 9:35AM 1.19 | 10:36PM 1.11 | 10:41AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07AM 0.48 | 3:02PM 0.37 | 3:19AM 0.54 | 4:10PM 0.39 | 4:31AM 0.55 | 5:11PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |

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