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 Gili Air-Pertama at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gili Air-Pertama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 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) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 193 | 193 | 181 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 231 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | N | WNW | S | SE | SE | ESE | ENE | N | N | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | ENE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:58PM 1.61 | 12:06PM 1.08 | 9:30PM 1.65 | 12:41PM 1.09 | 10:02PM 1.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 1.01 | 4:52AM 0.21 | 2:47PM 1.03 | 5:24AM 0.14 | 3:24PM 1.04 | 5:57AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 |

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