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 Waverly at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waverly. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | E | S | SE | S | S | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | 284 | 371 | 272 | 203 | 127 | 88 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | W | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 1.23 | 12:52AM 1.00 | 1:01PM 1.13 | 1:53AM 1.01 | 1:59PM 1.04 | 2:50AM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:46PM 0.01 | 6:52AM 0.13 | 7:41PM 0.04 | 7:57AM 0.17 | 8:33PM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -5 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 |

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