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 2PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tywyn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 86 | 277 | 435 | 525 | 761 | 500 | 314 | 116 | 317 | 290 | 301 | 270 | 876 | 163 | 261 | 512 | 758 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NW | SW | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | WSW | SW | SW | SSE | SE | SSE | WSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 3.40 | 6:14AM 3.49 | 6:32PM 3.53 | 6:52AM 3.67 | 7:10PM 3.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:29PM 1.17 | 12:50AM 1.03 | 1:15PM 1.03 | 1:30AM 0.95 | 1:54PM 0.89 | 2:08AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |

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