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 Kribi at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kribi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 116 | 111 | 108 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SW | W | W | SW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:52AM 1.43 | 2:43PM 1.24 | 2:32AM 1.45 | 3:24PM 1.29 | 3:10AM 1.47 | 4:02PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:08AM 0.40 | 8:00PM 0.57 | 8:47AM 0.31 | 8:45PM 0.53 | 9:25AM 0.24 | 9:26PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |

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