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 8AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1480 | 1230 | 1107 | 904 | 886 | 955 | 274 | 464 | 497 | 459 | 480 | 1069 | 955 | 1102 | 1236 | 1281 | 1328 | 1375 | 1134 | 860 | 951 | 905 | 732 | 569 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 6.46 | 12:58PM 6.63 | 1:36AM 6.36 | 2:05PM 6.54 | 2:40AM 6.47 | 3:05PM 6.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 2.58 | 7:22PM 2.50 | 7:47AM 2.66 | 8:23PM 2.50 | 8:48AM 2.56 | 9:17PM 2.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 |

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