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 Hondarribia at 5PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Hondarribia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7848 | 7183 | 6152 | 4944 | 4312 | 3871 | 3000 | 2313 | 2155 | 1850 | 1327 | 1288 | 1269 | 1422 | 1590 | 1493 | 1363 | 1245 | 1206 | 1093 | 1077 | 880 | 905 | 2716 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | N | NE | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:28AM 2.94 | 12:10AM 2.80 | 12:32PM 2.90 | 1:07AM 2.88 | 1:27PM 2.93 | 1:55AM 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:40PM 1.01 | 6:03AM 1.13 | 6:37PM 1.01 | 7:02AM 1.06 | 7:28PM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 |

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