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 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point_Punaluu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | SSW | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | S | S | SSW | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | 44 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 74 | 74 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 60 | 63 | 57 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | ESE | SE | ENE | E | E | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 0.65 | 11:50PM 0.65 | 10:32AM 0.58 | 12:38AM 0.73 | 11:31AM 0.53 | 1:17AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:42PM 0.17 | 5:32AM 0.42 | 5:21PM 0.16 | 6:58AM 0.39 | 5:57PM 0.14 | 7:58AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |

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