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 Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis) at 8AM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8329 | 11756 | 16000 | 17986 | 16318 | 14000 | 12667 | 15462 | 17472 | 16063 | 13991 | 11151 | 14485 | 13429 | 10934 | 8637 | 6618 | 5043 | 4037 | 4274 | 4741 | 4715 | 4480 | 4348 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSE | SW | W | WSW | SSW | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 2.66 | 12:33PM 2.89 | 1:37AM 2.62 | 1:40PM 2.76 | 2:40AM 2.67 | 2:45PM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15AM 1.22 | 7:09PM 0.85 | 7:30AM 1.30 | 8:14PM 0.92 | 8:44AM 1.26 | 9:13PM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |

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