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 Ngombe at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ngombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | S | SSE | SE | W | W | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SE | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:25PM 1.44 | 9:09AM 1.24 | 10:25PM 1.41 | 10:21AM 1.16 | 11:24PM 1.40 | 11:39AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25PM 0.27 | 3:09AM 0.64 | 3:17PM 0.38 | 4:17AM 0.67 | 4:13PM 0.48 | 5:27AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 28 |

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