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 Peggys at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Peggys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | 46 | 56 | 121 | 148 | 235 | 280 | 333 | 327 | 257 | 300 | 546 | 459 | 396 | 551 | 222 | 204 | 167 | 137 | 158 | 124 | 128 | 256 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | ENE | NNE | NNW | NNW | WNW | NNW | NE | NE | NE | SE | S | NW | NW | NW | NNE | NE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27AM 1.12 | 3:06PM 1.19 | 4:21AM 1.18 | 4:07PM 1.09 | 5:09AM 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:57PM 0.23 | 9:08AM 0.55 | 9:44PM 0.29 | 10:23AM 0.54 | 10:27PM 0.33 | 11:30AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 29 |

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