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 2PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1435 | 969 | 2193 | 2144 | 1811 | 1749 | 1480 | 1230 | 1107 | 904 | 886 | 955 | 247 | 361 | 475 | 497 | 435 | 494 | 702 | 884 | 1049 | 1069 | 1062 | 1037 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 6.93 | 12:29AM 6.46 | 12:58PM 6.63 | 1:36AM 6.36 | 2:05PM 6.54 | 2:40AM 6.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17PM 2.34 | 6:41AM 2.58 | 7:22PM 2.50 | 7:47AM 2.66 | 8:23PM 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

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