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 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 830 | 1018 | 1300 | 1545 | 1643 | 1842 | 1954 | 2199 | 2697 | 3253 | 3738 | 3844 | 3330 | 2443 | 1547 | 1256 | 915 | 584 | 700 | 586 | 506 | 396 | 172 | 615 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | N | N | N | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | 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) | 9:18PM 1.91 | 9:17AM 2.07 | 10:12PM 1.89 | 10:16AM 1.99 | 10:57PM 1.82 | 11:04AM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - |
| Sunset | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |

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