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 12AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Matunuck-Deep Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SE | E | WSW | WSW | E | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | 186 | 229 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 110 | 123 | 96 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01PM 0.79 | 1:34AM 0.79 | 1:58PM 0.73 | 2:32AM 0.79 | 2:53PM 0.69 | 3:25AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:41PM 0.06 | 8:23AM 0.10 | 8:40PM 0.08 | 9:30AM 0.11 | 9:33PM 0.08 | 10:28AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -12 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -9 |

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