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 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hayama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 110 | 443 | 1154 | 881 | 266 | 562 | 108 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | ENE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | N | SSE | WNW | WSW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | WNW | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 1.26 | 11:18PM 1.07 | 12:01PM 1.27 | 1:08AM 1.09 | 12:45PM 1.30 | 2:31AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:42PM 0.75 | 5:18AM 0.67 | 6:52PM 0.61 | 6:31AM 0.77 | 7:48PM 0.45 | 7:38AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 |
| Sunset | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |

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