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 9PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pembrey. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4583 | 4059 | 3649 | 3309 | 3042 | 2555 | 1908 | 2042 | 1997 | 627 | 811 | 1043 | 1145 | 1175 | 1818 | 2137 | 2245 | 2433 | 2683 | 3067 | 2998 | 2912 | 2599 | 2164 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | W | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:24AM 6.43 | 12:53PM 6.59 | 1:31AM 6.33 | 2:00PM 6.50 | 2:35AM 6.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:13PM 2.34 | 6:37AM 2.58 | 7:18PM 2.50 | 7:44AM 2.65 | 8:19PM 2.49 | 8:45AM 2.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - |
| Sunset | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |

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