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 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haleiwa/Toilet Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 132 | 144 | 350 | 595 | 1697 | 1648 | 1479 | 1305 | 1043 | 835 | 692 | 1509 | 1468 | 1427 | 1263 | 1064 | 901 | 875 | 734 | 591 | 563 | 336 | 493 | 577 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | WSW | W | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glass | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 0.23 | 12:44AM 0.45 | 11:33AM 0.20 | 1:17AM 0.49 | 12:21PM 0.17 | 1:48AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:36AM 0.17 | 4:07PM -0.00 | 6:42AM 0.14 | 4:35PM -0.01 | 7:31AM 0.11 | 5:04PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |

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