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 5PM is: 6.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13308 | 10306 | 14112 | 13137 | 10100 | 8414 | 6827 | 5759 | 4813 | 3974 | 3611 | 3476 | 4660 | 3920 | 3612 | 3893 | 4748 | 6008 | 9653 | 11267 | 9897 | 8010 | 7491 | 7839 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSW | W | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:40PM 2.76 | 2:40AM 2.67 | 2:45PM 2.71 | 3:35AM 2.76 | 3:43PM 2.73 | 4:21AM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30AM 1.30 | 8:14PM 0.92 | 8:44AM 1.26 | 9:13PM 0.92 | 9:45AM 1.15 | 10:03PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

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