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 Manorbier at 11PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Manorbier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5363 | 4786 | 4327 | 3831 | 3277 | 2859 | 2237 | 2015 | 2250 | 849 | 910 | 1204 | 1338 | 1564 | 1920 | 2448 | 2629 | 2833 | 3221 | 3702 | 3713 | 3452 | 2878 | 2183 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SSW | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:24AM 5.75 | 12:53PM 5.93 | 1:31AM 5.67 | 1:58PM 5.84 | 2:33AM 5.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM 2.08 | 6:41AM 2.31 | 7:23PM 2.23 | 7:48AM 2.38 | 8:24PM 2.22 | 8:50AM 2.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - |
| Sunset | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 |

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