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 Salailua at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Salailua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SW | SE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 46 | 22 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 49 | 95 | 127 | 208 | 302 | 262 | 255 | 309 | 305 | 317 | 261 | 257 | 208 | 205 | 162 | 154 | 120 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | N | NW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNW | N | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 1.01 | 2:08PM 1.05 | 2:26AM 0.98 | 2:55PM 1.06 | 3:16AM 0.97 | 3:36PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 0.30 | 8:24PM 0.35 | 8:35AM 0.32 | 9:16PM 0.33 | 9:19AM 0.32 | 10:00PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |

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