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 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rock Point/Pohakuloa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1932 | 1659 | 1435 | 1344 | 1099 | 1317 | 1263 | 1227 | 1064 | 1033 | 888 | 875 | 734 | 678 | 485 | 477 | 572 | 660 | 577 | 492 | 407 | 407 | 331 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SW | SSE | SSE | NNE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 0.75 | 10:20AM 0.52 | 1:18AM 0.81 | 11:07AM 0.50 | 1:48AM 0.85 | 11:50AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 0.49 | 5:30PM 0.13 | 8:03AM 0.46 | 6:01PM 0.10 | 8:40AM 0.43 | 6:34PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |

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