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 Monterrico at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Monterrico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 113 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 127 | 113 | 107 | 107 | 39 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 42 | 79 | 78 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NE | S | WSW | WSW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | SSW | SW | S | NE | N | N | NNE | N | SW | W | WSW | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15AM 1.62 | 8:57PM 1.74 | 9:13AM 1.50 | 9:51PM 1.71 | 10:13AM 1.43 | 10:45PM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 0.44 | 2:30PM 0.35 | 3:18AM 0.51 | 3:23PM 0.44 | 4:20AM 0.53 | 4:17PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 |

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