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 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pembrey. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1522 | 2264 | 3342 | 4864 | 4506 | 4153 | 3663 | 3127 | 3127 | 2222 | 4583 | 4185 | 3967 | 3606 | 2980 | 2354 | 1757 | 2042 | 2060 | 674 | 819 | 1055 | 992 | 989 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:49AM 7.35 | 11:21PM 6.74 | 11:48AM 6.89 | 12:24AM 6.43 | 12:53PM 6.59 | 1:31AM 6.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 2.01 | 5:31AM 2.32 | 6:13PM 2.34 | 6:37AM 2.58 | 7:18PM 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

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