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 Papanoa at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 119 | 117 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 152 | 165 | 123 | 55 | 54 | 86 | 77 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 63 | 40 | 66 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | W | NNW | N | NNE | N | NE | S | SW | WSW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | SW | WSW | W | NW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:04PM 0.58 | 7:09AM 0.74 | 7:59PM 0.63 | 7:42AM 0.68 | 8:48PM 0.66 | 8:09AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:07PM 0.16 | 12:43AM 0.20 | 1:40PM 0.14 | 1:36AM 0.26 | 2:10PM 0.12 | 2:27AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 |

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