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 Abermawr at 2PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Abermawr. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 828 | 413 | 720 | 992 | 1205 | 1509 | 1582 | 1696 | 1872 | 2182 | 2720 | 3103 | 3504 | 3844 | 3772 | 2349 | 1576 | 1109 | 915 | 606 | 445 | 595 | 555 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | N | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 3.91 | 2:46AM 3.60 | 3:09PM 3.88 | 3:47AM 3.70 | 4:08PM 3.93 | 4:40AM 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:07AM 2.09 | 9:18PM 1.91 | 9:17AM 2.07 | 10:12PM 1.89 | 10:16AM 1.99 | 10:57PM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

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