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 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ngombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 42 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 1.18 | 1:50AM 1.42 | 2:37PM 1.23 | 2:30AM 1.44 | 3:19PM 1.29 | 3:08AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 0.50 | 7:09PM 0.57 | 8:05AM 0.40 | 7:59PM 0.54 | 8:44AM 0.31 | 8:44PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |

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