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 The Point_Punaluu at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point_Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | S | E | E | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 74 | 45 | 47 | 18 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 112 | 133 | 75 | 91 | 69 | 46 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 0.58 | 12:38AM 0.73 | 11:31AM 0.53 | 1:17AM 0.81 | 12:27PM 0.49 | 1:53AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32AM 0.42 | 5:21PM 0.16 | 6:58AM 0.39 | 5:57PM 0.14 | 7:58AM 0.34 | 6:33PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 |

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