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 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haleiwa/Toilet Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | N | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1676 | 1388 | 1177 | 988 | 972 | 743 | 780 | 485 | 423 | 327 | 330 | 358 | 410 | 478 | 520 | 492 | 450 | 435 | 377 | 302 | 240 | 160 | 127 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 0.40 | 10:31PM 0.28 | 9:04AM 0.34 | 11:26PM 0.34 | 9:53AM 0.28 | 12:08AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 0.02 | 2:16AM 0.19 | 3:11PM 0.02 | 4:07AM 0.20 | 3:40PM 0.01 | 5:36AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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