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 Hakashita at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hakashita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SSE | SE | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | 40 | 65 | 47 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 132 | 134 | 280 | 182 | 182 | 102 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 111 | 131 | 127 | 147 | 116 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | N | ENE | ESE | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:49PM 1.41 | 12:18PM 1.60 | 12:27AM 1.33 | 1:07PM 1.59 | 2:07AM 1.35 | 1:53PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:29PM 1.00 | 5:19AM 0.69 | 6:50PM 0.91 | 6:24AM 0.85 | 8:00PM 0.79 | 7:36AM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

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