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 Ogmore-by-Sea at 9PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ogmore-by-Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 886 | 955 | 315 | 464 | 575 | 520 | 426 | 1106 | 1259 | 1054 | 1236 | 1338 | 1362 | 1425 | 1075 | 793 | 745 | 606 | 595 | 529 | 504 | 519 | 565 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSE | NW | WNW | NW | NE | ENE | NNW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:00PM 6.67 | 1:38AM 6.40 | 2:07PM 6.58 | 2:42AM 6.51 | 3:07PM 6.68 | 3:36AM 6.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:23PM 2.51 | 7:48AM 2.67 | 8:24PM 2.51 | 8:49AM 2.57 | 9:18PM 2.39 | 9:42AM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - |
| Sunset | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

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