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 Shipwreck at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 40 | 37 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | W | NNE | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | W | WNW | W | WSW | SW | WSW | W | W | WNW | W | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:33PM 1.24 | 12:06PM 0.92 | 12:31AM 1.18 | 1:19PM 0.91 | 1:30AM 1.12 | 2:28PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:00AM 0.36 | 5:40PM 0.39 | 7:05AM 0.37 | 6:46PM 0.46 | 8:06AM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |

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