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 Vilas at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Vilas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | S | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 48 | 47 | 37 | 67 | 75 | 104 | 69 | 88 | 94 | 17 | 81 | 97 | 132 | 141 | 128 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 128 | 124 | 124 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54PM 1.69 | 8:46AM 1.51 | 8:58PM 1.61 | 9:51AM 1.48 | 10:07PM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:45PM 0.63 | 2:34AM 0.47 | 2:52PM 0.69 | 3:40AM 0.55 | 4:03PM 0.70 | 4:44AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |

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