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 Hawaiisito at 1PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hawaiisito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | ESE | ENE | NNE | NNW | WNW | NW | NNW | NE | SSE | E | NE | ENE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 3.53 | 10:08PM 3.74 | 10:38AM 3.37 | 11:06PM 3.64 | 11:41AM 3.30 | 12:01AM 3.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:23AM 1.08 | 3:39PM 1.06 | 4:25AM 1.19 | 4:39PM 1.25 | 5:28AM 1.22 | 5:40PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 |

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