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 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Martinique. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 929 | 996 | 1524 | 1401 | 2400 | 2770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 242 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SSW | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | 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 | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:11PM 1.40 | 1:59AM 1.48 | 2:13PM 1.32 | 2:52AM 1.46 | 3:15PM 1.28 | 3:43AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 0.34 | 8:14AM 0.49 | 8:24PM 0.42 | 9:14AM 0.48 | 9:18PM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 |
| Sunset | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 |

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