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 Rendezvous Point/Zen-Zone at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rendezvous Point/Zen-Zone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 313 | 355 | 328 | 307 | 321 | 443 | 442 | 502 | 477 | 439 | 501 | 501 | 460 | 439 | 459 | 416 | 469 | 526 | 528 | 734 | 823 | 822 | 786 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:09PM 0.26 | 11:56AM 0.27 | 7:06PM 0.22 | 11:32AM 0.28 | 2:44AM 0.20 | 11:01AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:10PM 0.26 | 3:10AM 0.13 | 5:43PM 0.22 | 3:34AM 0.17 | 6:56PM 0.18 | 3:29AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |

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