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 Nexus at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nexus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 89 | 93 | 102 | 106 | 134 | 81 | 108 | 126 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 68 | 84 | 99 | 119 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 157 | 181 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | ESE | NW | NW | NNE | ENE | ESE | E | E | E | N | N | NNE | E | SE | SE | SE | E | NW | NW | N | ENE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15AM 1.44 | 8:06PM 1.16 | 3:03AM 1.20 | 7:26PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 0.33 | 11:09AM 0.49 | 10:49PM 1.14 | 11:29AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |

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