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 V-Land at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at V-Land. (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 (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 125 | 177 | 250 | 313 | 384 | 375 | 392 | 355 | 330 | 326 | 316 | 316 | 286 | 241 | 235 | 222 | 235 | 286 | 307 | 343 | 343 | 370 | 354 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | N | N | NE | ENE | ENE | NNE | N | N | NNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41PM 0.37 | 7:26AM 0.34 | 5:33PM 0.32 | 8:00AM 0.37 | 6:38PM 0.26 | 8:32AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.04 | 12:35PM 0.21 | 12:35AM 0.08 | 1:47PM 0.20 | 12:55AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |

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