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 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Monterrico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 192 | 189 | 175 | 167 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 113 | 115 | 119 | 183 | 147 | 78 | 115 | 113 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 127 | 113 | 107 | 107 | 40 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | SSW | WSW | WSW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | SSW | SW | W | N | N | N | N | ENE | S | SW | SW | N | NNW | NNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 1.90 | 7:07PM 1.83 | 7:19AM 1.75 | 8:02PM 1.78 | 8:15AM 1.62 | 8:57PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48PM 0.13 | 1:16AM 0.35 | 1:38PM 0.24 | 2:15AM 0.44 | 2:30PM 0.35 | 3:18AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 |

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