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 4AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Martinique. (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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | SE | SW | SW | SW | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 156 | 346 | 575 | 830 | 937 | 916 | 993 | 1923 | 2585 | 3174 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSE | S | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:03AM 1.51 | 1:11PM 1.40 | 1:59AM 1.48 | 2:13PM 1.32 | 2:52AM 1.46 | 3:15PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.47 | 7:29PM 0.34 | 8:14AM 0.49 | 8:24PM 0.42 | 9:14AM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -6 |

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