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 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Akwaadi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 109 | 169 | 159 | 177 | 93 | 141 | 187 | 189 | 138 | 213 | 204 | 184 | 181 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 165 | 160 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | W | W | NW | WNW | NW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 0.93 | 12:31AM 1.18 | 1:29PM 0.97 | 1:14AM 1.19 | 2:16PM 1.02 | 1:54AM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:53PM 0.55 | 7:10AM 0.40 | 6:49PM 0.55 | 7:49AM 0.32 | 7:38PM 0.52 | 8:26AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |

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