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 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aberaeron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | NW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 390 | 469 | 253 | 157 | 116 | 294 | 413 | 512 | 523 | 578 | 626 | 693 | 784 | 898 | 432 | 1029 | 531 | 458 | 286 | 194 | 117 | 64 | 189 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | NNW | N | NNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:23AM 2.87 | 2:49PM 3.20 | 3:37AM 2.91 | 3:58PM 3.17 | 4:37AM 3.06 | 4:55PM 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM 1.36 | 10:03PM 1.13 | 10:19AM 1.37 | 11:01PM 1.14 | 11:23AM 1.29 | 11:53PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 |

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