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 8PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 494 | 1228 | 1175 | 310 | 286 | 109 | 113 | 266 | 554 | 775 | 886 | 952 | 1187 | 1306 | 1243 | 1215 | 1401 | 1464 | 1672 | 1672 | 1627 | 1360 | 1070 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | WNW | 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 | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12PM 3.42 | 4:12AM 2.99 | 4:20PM 3.30 | 5:13AM 3.04 | 5:21PM 3.26 | 6:03AM 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:08PM 0.90 | 10:26AM 1.30 | 11:13PM 0.99 | 11:37AM 1.29 | 12:14AM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - |
| Sunset | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |

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