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 Pembrey at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pembrey. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 890 | 1179 | 1368 | 1849 | 2170 | 2216 | 2357 | 2790 | 3283 | 3423 | 3241 | 2582 | 1720 | 1230 | 1321 | 1255 | 1074 | 1059 | 947 | 989 | 1016 | 886 | 874 | 862 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 6.33 | 2:00PM 6.50 | 2:35AM 6.43 | 3:00PM 6.59 | 3:30AM 6.66 | 3:52PM 6.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 2.50 | 7:44AM 2.65 | 8:19PM 2.49 | 8:45AM 2.54 | 9:13PM 2.35 | 9:38AM 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |

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