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 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hakashita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 90 | 40 | 40 | 65 | 47 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 133 | 166 | 280 | 176 | 320 | 98 | 60 | 72 | 69 | 100 | 196 | 114 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | WSW | N | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | ENE | ESE | ESE | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- 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 | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 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 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 |

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