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 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kuta Bay-Lombok. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 353 | 341 | 335 | 335 | 288 | 261 | 256 | 239 | 273 | 288 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 246 | 255 | 318 | 314 | 371 | 437 | 437 | 427 | 395 | 444 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | W | WNW | N | NNE | WNW | NW | NW | W | WNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNE | E | S | ESE | NW | NW | N | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:50PM 2.16 | 8:04AM 1.66 | 7:41PM 2.24 | 8:57AM 1.75 | 8:25PM 2.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:55AM 0.83 | 1:10PM 1.14 | 2:42AM 0.66 | 2:05PM 1.10 | 3:21AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |

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