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 Hayama at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hayama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | S | S | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | SSE | S | NNE | N | N | NE | N | NW | S | SW | WSW | NNE | N | NE | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | E | NE | N | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 1.34 | 3:33AM 1.26 | 2:06PM 1.38 | 4:23AM 1.33 | 2:44PM 1.42 | 5:07AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 0.30 | 8:35AM 0.89 | 9:18PM 0.16 | 9:24AM 0.92 | 9:58PM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
| Sunset | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |

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