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 Llandanwg at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Llandanwg. (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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 850 | 424 | 243 | 163 | 111 | 83 | 59 | 41 | 31 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 51 | 170 | 340 | 475 | 831 | 947 | 624 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | N | ENE | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | glass | 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) | 4:42AM 3.14 | 5:01PM 3.32 | 5:30AM 3.34 | 5:48PM 3.44 | 6:12AM 3.53 | 6:30PM 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM 1.32 | 12:02AM 1.12 | 12:26PM 1.19 | 12:47AM 1.06 | 1:11PM 1.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

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