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 Martinique at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Martinique. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSE | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 163 | 146 | 145 | 107 | 78 | 61 | 84 | 96 | 560 | 924 | 798 | 687 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | N | NNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:13PM 1.32 | 2:52AM 1.46 | 3:15PM 1.28 | 3:43AM 1.45 | 4:14PM 1.27 | 4:30AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24PM 0.42 | 9:14AM 0.48 | 9:18PM 0.47 | 10:10AM 0.45 | 10:10PM 0.51 | 10:59AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 |

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