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 Ampang at 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ampang. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 213 | 216 | 314 | 314 | 371 | 437 | 427 | 400 | 385 | 395 | 683 | 683 | 640 | 614 | 606 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 447 | 416 | 398 | 290 | 380 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | NE | NNE | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NNE | NE | ENE | E | SE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | N | E | ESE | ENE | ENE | N | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:25AM 1.44 | 8:28PM 2.05 | 10:03AM 1.50 | 9:06PM 2.12 | 10:36AM 1.56 | 9:42PM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 0.50 | 2:23PM 1.03 | 3:47AM 0.36 | 3:06PM 0.99 | 4:21AM 0.24 | 3:44PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |

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