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 Majestics at 5AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Majestics. (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 (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 729 | 887 | 1034 | 1177 | 1200 | 1338 | 1180 | 1209 | 1042 | 1060 | 1060 | 990 | 1037 | 950 | 944 | 737 | 695 | 646 | 563 | 551 | 539 | 601 | 559 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:26PM 1.55 | 10:50AM 1.52 | 10:36PM 1.41 | 11:48AM 1.50 | 12:01AM 1.31 | 12:46PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:05AM 0.44 | 4:46PM 0.82 | 5:01AM 0.59 | 6:07PM 0.79 | 6:04AM 0.71 | 7:23PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |

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