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 Harlech at 8AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 185 | 69 | 82 | 107 | 263 | 440 | 527 | 535 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 654 | 734 | 817 | 968 | 1055 | 951 | 724 | 442 | 296 | 192 | 90 | 43 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | NW | NNE | N | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:29AM 2.94 | 2:55PM 3.28 | 3:42AM 2.99 | 4:04PM 3.26 | 4:42AM 3.14 | 5:01PM 3.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19AM 1.38 | 10:09PM 1.14 | 10:26AM 1.39 | 11:08PM 1.16 | 11:31AM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |

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