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 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lynmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 843 | 807 | 764 | 690 | 627 | 627 | 655 | 605 | 703 | 613 | 585 | 577 | 561 | 460 | 467 | 471 | 539 | 229 | 505 | 772 | 1027 | 1092 | 866 | 2144 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:00PM 6.85 | 3:29AM 6.93 | 3:52PM 7.07 | 4:16AM 7.24 | 4:36PM 7.34 | 4:57AM 7.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 2.63 | 9:10PM 2.44 | 9:34AM 2.41 | 9:57PM 2.22 | 10:20AM 2.12 | 10:40PM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 |

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