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 Tywyn at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tywyn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 211 | 379 | 414 | 517 | 561 | 589 | 653 | 491 | 447 | 346 | 400 | 331 | 342 | 169 | 256 | 127 | 681 | 216 | 92 | 205 | 326 | 481 | 541 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSW | NW | NW | W | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:38PM 3.66 | 1:17AM 3.02 | 1:44PM 3.39 | 2:31AM 2.90 | 2:57PM 3.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:13PM 0.89 | 8:19AM 1.25 | 9:11PM 1.03 | 9:21AM 1.35 | 10:12PM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

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