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 Ndana at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ndana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 195 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 345 | 335 | 330 | 205 | 202 | 163 | 196 | 153 | 146 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 90 | 116 | 116 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 200 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | ESE | E | SSE | S | WSW | S | SE | ESE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 2.41 | 4:14AM 2.09 | 5:23PM 2.40 | 5:50AM 1.91 | 6:29PM 2.44 | 7:31AM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:26PM 1.28 | 10:26AM 1.07 | 12:01AM 1.27 | 11:32AM 1.24 | 1:30AM 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |

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