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 Toro at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Toro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 93 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 66 | 48 | 39 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 70 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WNW | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:24PM 0.01 | 9:47AM 0.02 | 11:18PM 0.01 | 10:32AM 0.02 | 12:38AM 0.01 | 11:16AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM 0.01 | 2:23AM 0.01 | 5:11PM 0.01 | 4:01AM 0.01 | 5:44PM 0.00 | 5:56AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 |

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