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 Aberaeron at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aberaeron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 951 | 989 | 1103 | 1069 | 415 | 350 | 198 | 158 | 123 | 68 | 63 | 35 | 94 | 87 | 74 | 62 | 101 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 62 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | ENE | NNE | NW | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | S | S | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:58PM 3.17 | 4:37AM 3.06 | 4:55PM 3.24 | 5:25AM 3.25 | 5:43PM 3.35 | 6:07AM 3.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:01PM 1.14 | 11:23AM 1.29 | 11:53PM 1.10 | 12:17PM 1.17 | 12:37AM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - |
| Sunset | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

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