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 7PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rubh A Bhiogar (Lewis). (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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4507 | 5045 | 5266 | 5141 | 8995 | 7757 | 8329 | 11610 | 15426 | 17367 | 16318 | 14172 | 13885 | 15758 | 17472 | 15430 | 12531 | 11782 | 11833 | 11667 | 9752 | 7665 | 6922 | 6770 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 3.07 | 12:30AM 2.66 | 12:33PM 2.89 | 1:37AM 2.62 | 1:40PM 2.76 | 2:40AM 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03PM 0.72 | 6:15AM 1.22 | 7:09PM 0.85 | 7:30AM 1.30 | 8:14PM 0.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

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