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 Maresias at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Maresias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | WSW | SW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 34 | 65 | 298 | 1155 | 1253 | 1475 | 1475 | 1385 | 1170 | 1022 | 872 | 713 | 621 | 544 | 465 | 387 | 323 | 257 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | SW | S | ESE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | SW | SSE | NNE | W | N | NNE | NE | NNE | NE | NNE | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross | off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:25PM 0.92 | 7:00AM 0.76 | 6:22PM 0.86 | 8:12AM 0.73 | 7:44PM 0.80 | 10:15AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:23AM 0.31 | 1:51PM 0.63 | 2:33AM 0.38 | 3:06PM 0.58 | 3:43AM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 |

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