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 12AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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)
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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1280 | 1190 | 1155 | 1188 | 1170 | 1044 | 996 | 900 | 703 | 686 | 552 | 349 | 282 | 255 | 189 | 203 | 189 | 295 | 513 | 933 | 2305 | 2627 | 2964 | 2781 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | NNW | N | NNW | N | NE | NNE | WSW | WNW | NNW | E | E | E | NNE | NNW | SSW | WNW | ESE | WSW | E | E | NNE | NNE | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:13PM 2.14 | 7:32AM 2.37 | 8:18PM 2.04 | 8:37AM 2.24 | 9:25PM 2.01 | 9:44AM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03AM 0.75 | 2:00PM 0.66 | 2:10AM 0.86 | 3:07PM 0.75 | 3:23AM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 |

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