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 10PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15295 | 12821 | 8228 | 4901 | 7374 | 5400 | 4457 | 4970 | 5119 | 5119 | 9553 | 8417 | 10083 | 12594 | 18550 | 19758 | 16729 | 14913 | 12667 | 13758 | 14983 | 14043 | 10597 | 8206 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 2.78 | 11:30AM 3.07 | 12:30AM 2.66 | 12:33PM 2.89 | 1:37AM 2.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.53 | 5:10AM 1.06 | 6:03PM 0.72 | 6:15AM 1.22 | 7:09PM 0.85 | 7:30AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 |
| Sunset | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 |

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