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 Matunuck-Deep Hole at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matunuck-Deep Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | E | WNW | W | E | WSW | SSE | SSE | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | E | E | SW | E | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 27 | 50 | 1 | 183 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 102 | 120 | 101 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | NW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01PM 0.79 | 1:34AM 0.79 | 1:58PM 0.73 | 2:32AM 0.79 | 2:53PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08AM 0.07 | 7:41PM 0.06 | 8:23AM 0.10 | 8:40PM 0.08 | 9:30AM 0.11 | 9:33PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -6 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -6 |

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