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 Niijima - Habushiura at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Niijima - Habushiura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | W | W | W | W | W | W | NE | NE | NE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 127 | 125 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 505 | 919 | 711 | 431 | 320 | 212 | 124 | 143 | 148 | 137 | 121 | 86 | 84 | 123 | 134 | 98 | 92 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13AM 1.37 | 8:33PM 1.28 | 10:58AM 1.35 | 9:58PM 1.18 | 11:43AM 1.34 | 11:47PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 1.00 | 3:42AM 0.43 | 4:53PM 0.91 | 4:39AM 0.58 | 6:11PM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:32 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 |

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