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 Tifnit at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tifnit. (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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1527 | 1527 | 1659 | 1541 | 1541 | 1325 | 1083 | 905 | 746 | 537 | 495 | 546 | 863 | 1606 | 2975 | 4565 | 9202 | 10011 | 3839 | 3519 | 3052 | 6788 | 5205 | 4123 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | W | WNW | WNW | ESE | SE | E | SE | E | SW | WSW | SSE | NE | NE | ESE | SE | S | WSW | W | WNW | NE | ENE | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17PM 2.03 | 8:36AM 2.23 | 9:24PM 2.00 | 9:43AM 2.15 | 10:28PM 2.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 0.65 | 2:09AM 0.85 | 3:06PM 0.74 | 3:22AM 0.90 | 4:09PM 0.77 | 4:32AM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

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