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 Trestles at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trestles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | E | S | E | SW | SSW | S | S | S | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:04PM 1.31 | 1:48AM 1.27 | 1:56PM 1.23 | 2:40AM 1.29 | 2:49PM 1.16 | 3:32AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 0.06 | 7:39AM 0.23 | 8:12PM 0.09 | 8:42AM 0.23 | 9:02PM 0.10 | 9:37AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
| Sunset | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -13 |

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