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 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ndana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 377 | 155 | 151 | 355 | 176 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 242 | 295 | 345 | 151 | 195 | 200 | 198 | 195 | 345 | 335 | 330 | 205 | 166 | 166 | 320 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | ESE | NNE | NW | W | S | W | NNW | WNW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | W | WSW | ESE | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:11AM 2.68 | 3:19PM 2.44 | 3:05AM 2.37 | 4:18PM 2.41 | 4:14AM 2.09 | 5:23PM 2.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:09PM 1.04 | 8:47AM 0.60 | 9:10PM 1.19 | 9:33AM 0.85 | 10:26PM 1.28 | 10:26AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |

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