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 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 988 | 569 | 315 | 213 | 144 | 97 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 176 | 485 | 803 | 912 | 1325 | 1488 | 1138 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NE | N | N | NE | NE | N | NNW | NW | NW | WNW | W | WSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 3.15 | 6:15PM 3.27 | 6:47AM 3.28 | 7:02PM 3.33 | 7:28AM 3.42 | 7:45PM 3.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:39PM 1.18 | 1:06AM 0.95 | 1:30PM 1.03 | 1:50AM 0.88 | 2:13PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 13 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

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