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 Suzac at 12PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Suzac. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1525 | 2215 | 1891 | 3588 | 3321 | 2593 | 7049 | 6824 | 6531 | 5909 | 5410 | 4607 | 3653 | 2855 | 2310 | 1950 | 1472 | 1303 | 1016 | 796 | 663 | 663 | 653 | 881 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | E | ENE | E | NE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 3.26 | 11:23PM 3.00 | 11:46AM 3.17 | 12:25AM 3.04 | 12:46PM 3.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 1.07 | 4:25PM 1.03 | 4:47AM 1.19 | 5:29PM 1.10 | 5:54AM 1.21 | 6:28PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |

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