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 Asia - Palmas at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Asia - Palmas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 | 180 | 177 | 169 | 154 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 105 | 217 | 134 | 198 | 253 | 238 | 169 | 123 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 197 | 206 | 216 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SW | WNW | W | WSW | SSW | S | S | WSW | WSW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:32PM 0.71 | 2:20AM 0.60 | 4:10PM 0.76 | 3:01AM 0.55 | 4:44PM 0.81 | 3:40AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM 0.15 | 9:21PM 0.40 | 9:02AM 0.14 | 10:19PM 0.38 | 9:30AM 0.12 | 11:08PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |

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