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 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Llwyngwril. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 29 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 392 | 507 | 699 | 729 | 731 | 452 | 471 | 348 | 262 | 311 | 214 | 207 | 181 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | NW | NW | WSW | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | WSW | SW | SW | SSE | SE | SE | S | SW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:37AM 4.01 | 5:54PM 4.17 | 6:23AM 4.23 | 6:38PM 4.30 | 7:03AM 4.42 | 7:17PM 4.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:34AM 1.57 | 12:48PM 1.73 | 1:14AM 1.53 | 1:27PM 1.63 | 1:47AM 1.48 | 2:03PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 |

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