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 Hikkaduwa (A-Frame) at 7PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Hikkaduwa (A-Frame). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 156 | 216 | 283 | 276 | 309 | 355 | 351 | 364 | 504 | 469 | 666 | 666 | 674 | 666 | 649 | 584 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 476 | 425 | 337 | 318 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | N | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | WNW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | ESE | NNE | N | NNW | W | SSW | S | E | N | N | NNE | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 0.53 | 12:01PM 0.38 | 12:33AM 0.56 | 12:47PM 0.40 | 1:08AM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:55PM 0.20 | 6:46AM 0.22 | 5:46PM 0.17 | 7:18AM 0.17 | 6:27PM 0.14 | 7:46AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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