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 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aberaeron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 335 | 405 | 312 | 276 | 531 | 713 | 778 | 563 | 585 | 417 | 417 | 411 | 690 | 540 | 528 | 408 | 394 | 260 | 177 | 160 | 314 | 489 | 523 | 588 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | NW | W | SSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31PM 3.61 | 1:09AM 2.98 | 1:36PM 3.35 | 2:23AM 2.87 | 2:49PM 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03PM 0.91 | 8:09AM 1.27 | 9:02PM 1.05 | 9:12AM 1.36 | 10:03PM 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |

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