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 Hawaiians at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hawaiians. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | E | NNW | N | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 547 | 412 | 318 | 264 | 218 | 151 | 123 | 94 | 71 | 52 | 49 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:59PM 1.63 | 5:26AM 1.42 | 4:38PM 1.66 | 6:13AM 1.48 | 5:13PM 1.68 | 6:52AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:49AM 0.86 | 10:55PM 0.44 | 10:44AM 0.90 | 11:37PM 0.34 | 11:29AM 0.93 | 12:12AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |

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