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 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hawaiians. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 277 | 283 | 283 | 215 | 186 | 154 | 120 | 240 | 350 | 708 | 1040 | 1539 | 1591 | 1569 | 1464 | 1332 | 1102 | 878 | 737 | 589 | 471 | 370 | 273 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NE | NE | N | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 1.36 | 2:20PM 1.59 | 3:04AM 1.33 | 3:12PM 1.60 | 4:25AM 1.36 | 3:59PM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:40AM 0.68 | 9:01PM 0.69 | 8:46AM 0.79 | 10:04PM 0.56 | 9:49AM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |

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