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 12AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Keaulanas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1697 | 1648 | 1479 | 1305 | 1137 | 965 | 689 | 1509 | 1468 | 1427 | 1263 | 1064 | 901 | 875 | 734 | 591 | 563 | 336 | 493 | 577 | 511 | 503 | 689 | 700 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:38AM 0.62 | 12:04PM 0.29 | 2:09AM 0.66 | 12:59PM 0.26 | 2:41AM 0.70 | 1:45PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49PM 0.08 | 8:59AM 0.26 | 6:18PM 0.07 | 9:43AM 0.22 | 6:49PM 0.06 | 10:19AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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