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 Aberdaron at 1AM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 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 (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903 | 700 | 661 | 778 | 992 | 1364 | 1566 | 1738 | 1729 | 1745 | 1778 | 1191 | 932 | 846 | 777 | 1247 | 2702 | 330 | 386 | 480 | 625 | 1286 | 1945 | 2288 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | NW | NW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 3.09 | 12:52PM 3.51 | 1:34AM 2.89 | 1:58PM 3.28 | 2:47AM 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 0.62 | 7:22AM 1.02 | 8:13PM 0.83 | 8:21AM 1.19 | 9:14PM 0.97 | 9:26AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - |
| Sunset | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 |

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