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 Mother Ivey s Spot M at 8PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mother Ivey s Spot M. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1805 | 1589 | 1853 | 3972 | 3762 | 3257 | 3049 | 3235 | 5328 | 6096 | 5823 | 6890 | 6303 | 6240 | 11183 | 13034 | 12892 | 11263 | 10429 | 9601 | 8041 | 7680 | 8700 | 7098 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | NNW | NW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:25PM 5.46 | 9:51AM 5.65 | 10:24PM 5.13 | 10:51AM 5.31 | 11:28PM 4.91 | 11:56AM 5.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:26PM 1.13 | 3:43AM 1.43 | 4:24PM 1.48 | 4:43AM 1.74 | 5:26PM 1.73 | 5:48AM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

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