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 North Myrtle/27th Avenue South at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at North Myrtle/27th Avenue South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | ESE | SSW | SSW | SE | SE | SE | E | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | 61 | 100 | 95 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06AM 1.31 | 1:21PM 1.37 | 2:03AM 1.32 | 2:13PM 1.29 | 2:56AM 1.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:55PM 0.09 | 7:02AM 0.12 | 7:51PM 0.12 | 8:06AM 0.18 | 8:45PM 0.14 | 9:12AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |

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