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 Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls at 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 63 | 107 | 106 | 214 | 368 | 553 | 528 | 504 | 397 | 299 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | WNW | NNW | N | NW | W | SSW | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:56PM 0.45 | 10:27AM 0.38 | 12:41AM 0.52 | 11:20AM 0.32 | 1:20AM 0.59 | 12:12PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 0.25 | 5:22PM 0.01 | 7:05AM 0.22 | 5:52PM 0.00 | 8:12AM 0.19 | 6:23PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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