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 7 Mile Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 7 Mile Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM 0.31 | 2:46AM 0.23 | 2:57PM 0.29 | 4:45AM 0.26 | 3:06PM 0.28 | 6:23AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26AM 0.06 | 9:40PM 0.14 | 8:33AM 0.14 | 10:12PM 0.07 | 9:58AM 0.21 | 10:42PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |

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