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 Ownachincha at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 568 | 562 | 561 | 393 | 604 | 591 | 559 | 582 | 510 | 366 | 231 | 192 | 131 | 200 | 352 | 508 | 545 | 655 | 810 | 848 | 867 | 933 | 1081 | 1673 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 2.74 | 10:46AM 2.75 | 11:17PM 2.63 | 11:52AM 2.65 | 12:24AM 2.60 | 12:56PM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:45AM 0.81 | 5:22PM 0.89 | 5:49AM 0.90 | 6:24PM 0.93 | 6:51AM 0.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |

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