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 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pohoiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | SE | SE | E | E | N | N | N | N | N | SE | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 84 | 84 | 42 | 42 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 53 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | ESE | SSE | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:10AM 0.70 | 11:35PM 0.67 | 10:03AM 0.64 | 12:24AM 0.76 | 10:59AM 0.58 | 1:02AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:04AM 0.46 | 4:26PM 0.22 | 5:01AM 0.48 | 5:03PM 0.19 | 6:32AM 0.46 | 5:39PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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