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 Nembrala at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nembrala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 61 | 60 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | SW | S | S | SSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | NW | S | SSE | SE | ESE | E | NNE | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:45PM 2.38 | 3:24AM 2.31 | 4:42PM 2.37 | 4:35AM 2.03 | 5:46PM 2.38 | 6:13AM 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:07AM 0.60 | 9:29PM 1.22 | 9:52AM 0.85 | 10:47PM 1.30 | 10:43AM 1.07 | 12:26AM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 |

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