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 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ndana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | 116 | 116 | 207 | 207 | 244 | 236 | 200 | 200 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 76 | 111 | 111 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SSW | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | SE | N | W | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | NNW | NNW | NNE | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:29PM 2.44 | 7:31AM 1.89 | 7:28PM 2.51 | 8:45AM 1.98 | 8:18PM 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 1.13 | 12:47PM 1.33 | 2:32AM 0.93 | 1:55PM 1.34 | 3:17AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 |

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