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 Hapuna at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hapuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 53 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SW | S | WSW | W | W | NNW | ESE | WNW | SE | E | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | S | SSW | SSE | SE | W | WSW | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:02PM 0.31 | 9:12AM 0.56 | 11:18PM 0.39 | 10:00AM 0.48 | 12:16AM 0.48 | 10:51AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.21 | 4:35PM 0.05 | 4:08AM 0.27 | 5:09PM 0.04 | 5:57AM 0.27 | 5:39PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |

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