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 7PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tywyn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 204 | 165 | 160 | 102 | 563 | 390 | 82 | 60 | 135 | 261 | 322 | 428 | 482 | 493 | 514 | 537 | 649 | 678 | 602 | 566 | 577 | 709 | 435 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | NNW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 3.39 | 2:31AM 2.90 | 2:57PM 3.24 | 3:45AM 2.96 | 4:06PM 3.22 | 4:44AM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 1.03 | 9:21AM 1.35 | 10:12PM 1.11 | 10:29AM 1.36 | 11:12PM 1.13 | 11:35AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - |
| Sunset | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |

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