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 Kuta Bay-Lombok at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kuta Bay-Lombok. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 250 | 260 | 314 | 371 | 371 | 437 | 427 | 450 | 444 | 456 | 692 | 683 | 640 | 614 | 535 | 528 | 459 | 459 | 447 | 410 | 392 | 386 | 380 | 369 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | NE | SSW | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NNE | NE | E | S | S | NNE | ENE | ENE | NE | N | S | S | SE | ENE | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:57AM 1.75 | 8:25PM 2.33 | 9:37AM 1.84 | 9:04PM 2.43 | 10:12AM 1.92 | 9:40PM 2.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:42AM 0.66 | 2:05PM 1.10 | 3:21AM 0.50 | 2:50PM 1.03 | 3:55AM 0.37 | 3:29PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 |

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