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 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Keaulanas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1230 | 1703 | 1676 | 1388 | 1177 | 988 | 887 | 821 | 780 | 485 | 423 | 327 | 330 | 358 | 410 | 478 | 530 | 501 | 450 | 443 | 377 | 255 | 204 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | N | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | SSW | SSW | SSE | E | SE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 0.53 | 11:41PM 0.40 | 9:25AM 0.46 | 12:29AM 0.48 | 10:11AM 0.39 | 1:06AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:26PM 0.11 | 3:56AM 0.34 | 4:54PM 0.10 | 6:16AM 0.34 | 5:21PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |

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