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 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Toro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | ESE | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 63 | 111 | 160 | 110 | 55 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 52 | 90 | 97 | 100 | 111 | 133 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 0.02 | 12:38AM 0.01 | 11:16AM 0.01 | 1:32AM 0.02 | 11:59AM 0.01 | 2:11AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:44PM 0.00 | 5:56AM 0.01 | 6:14PM 0.00 | 7:32AM 0.01 | 6:43PM 0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

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