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 Kalama at 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kalama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1245 | 1048 | 1002 | 861 | 822 | 667 | 563 | 336 | 572 | 577 | 586 | 495 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 365 | 297 | 405 | 874 | 876 | 1077 | 1240 | 1164 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 0.78 | 11:05AM 0.47 | 1:53AM 0.82 | 11:49AM 0.45 | 2:24AM 0.85 | 12:28PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 0.44 | 6:03PM 0.10 | 8:52AM 0.42 | 6:35PM 0.07 | 9:24AM 0.40 | 7:08PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 |

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