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 Rameswaram at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rameswaram. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:49AM 0.26 | 8:29PM 0.14 | 7:30AM 0.25 | 10:00PM 0.17 | 8:08AM 0.24 | 10:57PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 0.07 | 12:04AM 0.13 | 3:11PM 0.07 | 1:25AM 0.15 | 3:43PM 0.06 | 3:06AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |

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