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 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hawaiisito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:53AM 3.62 | 1:33PM 3.39 | 1:41AM 3.67 | 2:19PM 3.50 | 2:25AM 3.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 1.36 | 7:18AM 1.05 | 7:30PM 1.29 | 8:04AM 0.92 | 8:16PM 1.19 | 8:46AM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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