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 Rock Point/Pohakuloa at 11AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rock Point/Pohakuloa. (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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2831 | 2868 | 2761 | 2449 | 2232 | 2032 | 1686 | 1367 | 1223 | 1305 | 1452 | 1619 | 1543 | 1315 | 1202 | 945 | 851 | 698 | 544 | 485 | 396 | 326 | 291 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WNW | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57AM 0.79 | 7:30PM 0.41 | 7:36AM 0.73 | 10:09PM 0.48 | 8:14AM 0.67 | 11:33PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.33 | 11:49PM 0.35 | 3:28PM 0.29 | 1:17AM 0.45 | 4:01PM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |

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