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 Oswald State Park/Short Sands at 1PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Oswald State Park/Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1210 | 1054 | 855 | 726 | 617 | 520 | 423 | 335 | 323 | 267 | 269 | 673 | 717 | 669 | 660 | 667 | 730 | 745 | 659 | 559 | 471 | 522 | 528 | 943 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | WSW | WNW | NE | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 2.05 | 7:10PM 1.52 | 7:54AM 2.11 | 8:36PM 1.46 | 8:33AM 2.16 | 9:54PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:18PM 0.54 | 1:45AM 0.40 | 3:24PM 0.40 | 2:34AM 0.56 | 4:18PM 0.26 | 3:24AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

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