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 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hayama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SE | S | SW | S | E | SW | E | E | S | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 123 | 287 | 282 | 103 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 199 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | W | NNE | N | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | N | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:05PM 1.22 | 10:26AM 1.27 | 9:28PM 1.12 | 11:14AM 1.26 | 11:18PM 1.07 | 12:01PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:01PM 0.93 | 3:12AM 0.41 | 4:20PM 0.86 | 4:10AM 0.55 | 5:42PM 0.75 | 5:18AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |

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