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 Haleiwa/Toilet Bowl at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haleiwa/Toilet Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 530 | 432 | 450 | 385 | 314 | 212 | 167 | 131 | 125 | 313 | 560 | 590 | 1570 | 1648 | 1479 | 1308 | 1129 | 760 | 681 | 1672 | 1604 | 1427 | 1263 | 1064 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | WSW | W | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:53AM 0.28 | 12:08AM 0.41 | 10:43AM 0.23 | 12:44AM 0.45 | 11:33AM 0.20 | 1:17AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:07AM 0.20 | 3:40PM 0.01 | 5:36AM 0.17 | 4:07PM -0.00 | 6:42AM 0.14 | 4:35PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |

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