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 Burros at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Burros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SSW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NW | NW | NNW | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NW | NW | NNW | NNE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:41AM 1.06 | 4:24AM 1.09 | 2:19PM 0.90 | 5:07AM 1.14 | 5:41PM 0.90 | 5:36AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:40AM 0.99 | 8:00PM 0.57 | 11:58AM 0.89 | 9:32PM 0.69 | 12:29PM 0.73 | 11:00PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |

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