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 Himalaya at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Himalaya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 183 | 183 | 148 | 145 | 103 | 139 | 236 | 67 | 46 | 56 | 72 | 93 | 48 | 46 | 25 | 169 | 293 | 187 | 123 | 80 | 57 | 40 | 51 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ENE | ESE | E | E | ENE | E | ESE | NE | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | NE | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.25 | 1:48PM 0.28 | 7:09PM 0.22 | 2:24AM 0.32 | 7:13AM 0.24 | 2:48PM 0.26 | 8:17PM 0.21 | 3:18AM 0.34 | 7:40AM 0.23 | 3:49PM 0.24 | 9:30PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:32AM 0.22 | 10:07AM 0.11 | 5:01PM 0.19 | 10:22PM 0.12 | 5:43AM 0.23 | 11:06AM 0.10 | 5:53PM 0.18 | 11:13PM 0.15 | 7:19AM 0.23 | 12:04PM 0.09 | 6:47PM 0.17 | 12:03AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 |

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