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 Panoramas at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Panoramas. (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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 996 | 900 | 703 | 614 | 609 | 343 | 298 | 255 | 236 | 250 | 195 | 295 | 507 | 933 | 2060 | 2627 | 2933 | 3651 | 2212 | 1952 | 1700 | 1726 | 2864 | 2330 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | W | NW | NNW | E | ENE | E | E | ENE | SE | SSE | ESE | ESE | NW | SSE | E | SE | WSW | WSW | WSW | NE | ENE | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 2.04 | 8:37AM 2.24 | 9:25PM 2.01 | 9:44AM 2.16 | 10:29PM 2.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:00PM 0.66 | 2:10AM 0.86 | 3:07PM 0.75 | 3:23AM 0.91 | 4:10PM 0.78 | 4:33AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |

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