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 Pohoiki at 1AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | N | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 881 | 808 | 784 | 725 | 790 | 672 | 599 | 581 | 555 | 504 | 350 | 356 | 663 | 617 | 511 | 495 | 413 | 407 | 336 | 309 | 280 | 261 | 267 | 267 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S |
| 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:37AM 0.90 | 12:41PM 0.52 | 2:10AM 0.95 | 1:23PM 0.51 | 2:43AM 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:13PM 0.14 | 8:21AM 0.37 | 6:47PM 0.11 | 8:58AM 0.34 | 7:22PM 0.09 | 9:33AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |

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