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 Onemana at 3PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Onemana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | NNE | E | ENE | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 873 | 518 | 572 | 469 | 435 | 225 | 160 | 190 | 156 | 132 | 129 | 109 | 93 | 164 | 143 | 84 | 66 | 56 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 165 | 171 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ENE | NNE | N | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | E | N | N | NNE | N | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:41PM 1.85 | 1:08AM 1.64 | 1:34PM 1.76 | 2:05AM 1.58 | 2:27PM 1.68 | 3:02AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 0.23 | 7:17AM 0.27 | 7:57PM 0.28 | 8:10AM 0.36 | 8:49PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |

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