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:
Salailua surfForecast / Savaii / Samoa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 +13Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Salailua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salailua sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Salailua today?
The current surf forecast for Salailua at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Salailua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 125 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 181 | 258 | 323 | 366 | 390 | 515 | 653 | 636 | 783 | 743 | 640 | 623 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | 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 | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 1.12 | 5:19AM 0.97 | 5:28PM 1.13 | 5:58AM 0.97 | 6:05PM 1.14 | 6:36AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.23 | 11:11AM 0.29 | 11:54PM 0.20 | 11:48AM 0.28 | 12:31AM 0.19 | 12:25PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 |  |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Salailua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest