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 Mawi at 6AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mawi. (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 (?) | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 754 | 700 | 731 | 447 | 581 | 430 | 754 | 833 | 833 | 943 | 1005 | 975 | 961 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 888 | 999 | 957 | 784 | 772 | 760 | 679 | 658 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | W | W | W | NW | NNW | NNW | N | N | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33AM 2.35 | 2:37PM 2.09 | 2:24AM 2.07 | 3:34PM 2.06 | 3:27AM 1.81 | 4:40PM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.50 | 8:27PM 0.99 | 8:55AM 0.70 | 9:42PM 1.09 | 9:45AM 0.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 |

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