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 Aberavon at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1313 | 947 | 777 | 624 | 1442 | 1186 | 442 | 907 | 1098 | 1974 | 2002 | 1748 | 1624 | 1600 | 1455 | 1114 | 2777 | 2488 | 2330 | 2187 | 2241 | 2128 | 989 | 1610 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | NW | NW | NW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 7.26 | 10:53AM 7.40 | 11:25PM 6.78 | 11:53AM 6.93 | 12:29AM 6.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:16PM 1.56 | 4:34AM 1.92 | 5:14PM 2.01 | 5:35AM 2.32 | 6:17PM 2.34 | 6:41AM 2.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - |
| Sunset | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |

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