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 Renaca at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Renaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 481 | 475 | 387 | 377 | 362 | 304 | 437 | 315 | 288 | 288 | 278 | 239 | 236 | 198 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 191 | 194 | 273 | 834 | 976 | 1430 | 1109 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SW | WNW | W | W | WSW | S | S | SSE | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 1.25 | 5:12PM 0.90 | 4:57AM 1.12 | 6:19PM 0.96 | 6:01AM 1.01 | 7:17PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:58AM 0.18 | 10:44PM 0.44 | 11:51AM 0.22 | 12:07AM 0.47 | 12:40PM 0.25 | 1:24AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |

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