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 Haapiti at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haapiti. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | WNW | NW | S | S | S | S | S | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 165 | 232 | 366 | 435 | 413 | 491 | 542 | 597 | 572 | 547 | 530 | 440 | 413 | 379 | 373 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32PM 0.21 | 11:11AM 0.23 | 11:01PM 0.22 | 11:40AM 0.24 | 11:29PM 0.23 | 12:07PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.10 | 5:00AM 0.07 | 5:24PM 0.09 | 5:28AM 0.05 | 5:45PM 0.08 | 5:55AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |

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