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 Robberg at 6PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Robberg. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | |
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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1891 | 1632 | 1513 | 1336 | 1524 | 1914 | 2130 | 1978 | 2011 | 2148 | 2113 | 2113 | 2032 | 1954 | 1818 | 1565 | 1451 | 1234 | 1141 | 1141 | 990 | 1055 | 239 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | ESE | ENE | ENE | NW | WNW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | NNE | NNE | E | ESE | SE | ESE | SSE | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 1.32 | 12:40AM 1.16 | 12:50PM 1.36 | 1:28AM 1.24 | 1:34PM 1.42 | 2:07AM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:36PM 0.54 | 6:30AM 0.59 | 7:22PM 0.46 | 7:21AM 0.53 | 7:59PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

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