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 Zavial at 5PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2187 | 1872 | 1624 | 1317 | 1028 | 938 | 1106 | 1229 | 1336 | 1584 | 5210 | 7236 | 9942 | 9970 | 9008 | 8119 | 7628 | 6631 | 5451 | 3951 | 3412 | 2787 | 2090 | 1624 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | E | SE | SSW | WNW | WNW | ESE | SW | S | SW | N | ENE | SE | ESE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross | off | off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 2.48 | 7:47PM 2.13 | 8:07AM 2.34 | 8:54PM 2.09 | 9:13AM 2.25 | 9:58PM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM 0.67 | 1:41AM 0.88 | 2:37PM 0.76 | 2:53AM 0.94 | 3:40PM 0.80 | 4:02AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |

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