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 Newport at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Newport. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1322 | 1454 | 860 | 1277 | 1496 | 1778 | 2047 | 2174 | 2021 | 1430 | 1411 | 1295 | 1159 | 820 | 585 | 587 | 624 | 612 | 609 | 440 | 964 | 1842 | 2297 | 2481 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | WSW | WNW | NNW | NW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:38PM 3.92 | 11:59AM 4.23 | 12:37AM 3.71 | 12:59PM 4.04 | 1:40AM 3.60 | 2:04PM 3.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 1.55 | 5:57AM 1.84 | 7:04PM 1.75 | 6:56AM 2.00 | 8:13PM 1.88 | 8:07AM 2.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |

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