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 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hawaiians. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | W | NW | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 332 | 212 | 1 | 23 | 392 | 384 | 430 | 287 | 309 | 284 | 239 | 210 | 186 | 193 | 328 | 319 | 484 | 784 | 1121 | 1447 | 1626 | 1603 | 1495 | 832 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02AM 1.47 | 1:23PM 1.59 | 1:30AM 1.36 | 2:20PM 1.59 | 3:04AM 1.33 | 3:12PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37AM 0.53 | 7:45PM 0.79 | 7:40AM 0.68 | 9:01PM 0.69 | 8:46AM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |

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