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 Aberffraw at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 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) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1028 | 1129 | 1246 | 1246 | 1243 | 1306 | 1502 | 1749 | 1869 | 1823 | 1616 | 557 | 279 | 204 | 141 | 97 | 62 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNW | NNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 3.04 | 5:21PM 3.26 | 6:03AM 3.15 | 6:15PM 3.27 | 6:47AM 3.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:13PM 0.99 | 11:37AM 1.29 | 12:14AM 1.00 | 12:39PM 1.18 | 1:06AM 0.95 | 1:30PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |

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