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 Hale O Lono at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hale O Lono. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | E | WSW | W | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 100 | 108 | 87 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 120 | 118 | 108 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35AM 0.57 | 10:23PM 0.27 | 9:23AM 0.50 | 11:38PM 0.35 | 10:11AM 0.42 | 12:33AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:09PM 0.04 | 2:30AM 0.19 | 4:45PM 0.03 | 4:22AM 0.24 | 5:17PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |

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