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 Lynmouth at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lynmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1117 | 904 | 724 | 405 | 202 | 311 | 380 | 397 | 486 | 1180 | 1190 | 1098 | 1264 | 1083 | 1425 | 1324 | 969 | 781 | 923 | 690 | 617 | 555 | 485 | 492 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:52PM 6.85 | 1:30AM 6.58 | 1:59PM 6.75 | 2:34AM 6.68 | 3:00PM 6.85 | 3:29AM 6.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 2.67 | 7:15PM 2.59 | 7:41AM 2.74 | 8:16PM 2.58 | 8:41AM 2.63 | 9:10PM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

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