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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Maresias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | 232 | 1042 | 1401 | 1452 | 1430 | 1218 | 1190 | 1022 | 887 | 713 | 610 | 526 | 440 | 365 | 300 | 247 | 244 | 198 | 161 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | S | SSE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | SW | SSE | ENE | NNW | NNE | N | WSW | NE | NNE | NE | SW | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | W | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:22PM 0.86 | 8:12AM 0.73 | 7:44PM 0.80 | 10:15AM 0.75 | 10:06PM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:51PM 0.63 | 2:33AM 0.38 | 3:06PM 0.58 | 3:43AM 0.41 | 4:14PM 0.51 | 4:49AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |

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