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 Loutsa at 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Loutsa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | — | — | — |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NNE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | E | W | WNW | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | SW | WNW | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:43PM 0.12 | 9:52AM 0.11 | 11:44PM 0.13 | 11:30AM 0.10 | 12:35AM 0.14 | 12:44PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:31PM 0.05 | 4:34AM 0.08 | 4:40PM 0.05 | 6:09AM 0.07 | 5:39PM 0.05 | 7:09AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 |

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