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 Villarrube at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Villarrube. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2584 | 2084 | 2021 | 3791 | 5070 | 4552 | 3705 | 8467 | 10394 | 20506 | 23107 | 22371 | 19376 | 17790 | 15613 | 13615 | 10362 | 8650 | 7426 | 5246 | 4370 | 3944 | 3294 | 2693 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | S | SW | WSW | NNW | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:10AM 2.97 | 9:53PM 2.56 | 10:14AM 2.79 | 11:00PM 2.51 | 11:20AM 2.68 | 12:05AM 2.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 0.74 | 3:47AM 0.97 | 4:39PM 0.86 | 4:56AM 1.05 | 5:41PM 0.91 | 6:04AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |

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