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 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1042 | 1188 | 1170 | 1044 | 996 | 900 | 703 | 686 | 552 | 349 | 298 | 255 | 189 | 203 | 195 | 292 | 507 | 933 | 1981 | 2627 | 2812 | 2811 | 2664 | 2024 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | E | SW | WNW | N | E | E | NNE | NNW | NNW | SSW | NNE | ESE | SE | E | ENE | NNE | E | NE | SSE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- 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 | 4:10PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |

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