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 Keaulanas at 1PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Keaulanas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2627 | 2658 | 2392 | 2114 | 1811 | 1688 | 1261 | 1249 | 1230 | 1703 | 1828 | 1388 | 1277 | 988 | 808 | 821 | 663 | 431 | 423 | 303 | 322 | 358 | 345 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | NW | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | SSE | S | SE | SE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 0.61 | 10:22PM 0.31 | 8:43AM 0.53 | 11:41PM 0.40 | 9:25AM 0.46 | 12:29AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:53PM 0.12 | 1:41AM 0.29 | 4:26PM 0.11 | 3:56AM 0.34 | 4:54PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |

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