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 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Toro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | NE | NE | NE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SW | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | 77 | 74 | 58 | 52 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 39 | 49 | 73 | 107 | 143 | 106 | 49 | 38 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | W | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SW | WNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:47AM 0.02 | 11:18PM 0.01 | 10:32AM 0.02 | 12:38AM 0.01 | 11:16AM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:11PM 0.01 | 4:01AM 0.01 | 5:44PM 0.00 | 5:56AM 0.01 | 6:14PM 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 |

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