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 12PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tywyn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | 214 | 82 | 88 | 183 | 314 | 394 | 413 | 528 | 493 | 537 | 586 | 703 | 845 | 869 | 1040 | 971 | 698 | 352 | 186 | 133 | 90 | 43 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSE | WNW | N | NNW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 2.90 | 2:57PM 3.24 | 3:45AM 2.96 | 4:06PM 3.22 | 4:44AM 3.11 | 5:03PM 3.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:21AM 1.35 | 10:12PM 1.11 | 10:29AM 1.36 | 11:12PM 1.13 | 11:35AM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |

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