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 8PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| 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 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2790 | 3184 | 3450 | 3627 | 3390 | 2331 | 1578 | 1281 | 1420 | 1245 | 1074 | 994 | 989 | 1032 | 1061 | 1002 | 862 | 826 | 792 | 714 | 701 | 801 | 555 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | N | N | N | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:00PM 6.50 | 2:35AM 6.43 | 3:00PM 6.59 | 3:30AM 6.66 | 3:52PM 6.80 | 4:16AM 6.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:19PM 2.49 | 8:45AM 2.54 | 9:13PM 2.35 | 9:38AM 2.32 | 10:01PM 2.14 | 10:24AM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - |
| Sunset | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |

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