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:
Avana surfForecast / Rarotonga / Cook Islands
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Avana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avana sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Avana today?
The current surf forecast for Avana at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Avana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 333 | 328 | 303 | 233 | 217 | 214 | 198 | 118 | 198 | 187 | 171 | 135 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 73 | 125 | 131 | 175 | 175 | 133 | 125 | 123 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:03PM 0.51 | 2:17AM 0.54 | 3:04PM 0.51 | 3:19AM 0.49 | 4:01PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 0.07 | 7:57PM 0.17 | 8:31AM 0.10 | 9:02PM 0.17 | 9:26AM 0.12 | 10:02PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - |
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Avana surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest