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 Akwaadi at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Akwaadi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | SSW | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | 81 | 69 | 65 | 103 | 62 | 97 | 132 | 97 | 151 | 109 | 169 | 159 | 177 | 93 | 141 | 187 | 189 | 138 | 213 | 204 | 184 | 181 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | W | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 0.91 | 11:44PM 1.19 | 12:30PM 0.93 | 12:31AM 1.18 | 1:29PM 0.97 | 1:14AM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:52PM 0.52 | 6:25AM 0.48 | 5:53PM 0.55 | 7:10AM 0.40 | 6:49PM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 |

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