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 6AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8228 | 4668 | 7374 | 5445 | 4526 | 5045 | 5555 | 5189 | 9553 | 8528 | 9257 | 12097 | 17405 | 17899 | 17118 | 13789 | 12347 | 16503 | 16490 | 16020 | 12204 | 9634 | 11609 | 13669 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 2.78 | 11:30AM 3.07 | 12:30AM 2.66 | 12:33PM 2.89 | 1:37AM 2.62 | 1:40PM 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 1.06 | 6:03PM 0.72 | 6:15AM 1.22 | 7:09PM 0.85 | 7:30AM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 2 |

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