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 Llwyngwril at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Llwyngwril. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 508 | 566 | 680 | 663 | 760 | 732 | 563 | 497 | 390 | 282 | 357 | 803 | 854 | 768 | 220 | 243 | 94 | 202 | 382 | 515 | 527 | 498 | 523 | 535 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | W | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 4.44 | 1:20AM 3.87 | 1:42PM 4.17 | 2:21AM 3.69 | 2:45PM 3.99 | 3:33AM 3.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:35AM 1.71 | 8:27PM 1.53 | 8:37AM 1.88 | 9:37PM 1.64 | 9:49AM 1.96 | 10:47PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

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