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 A-Bay (Willyama Bay) at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at A-Bay (Willyama Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 352 | 152 | 416 | 471 | 528 | 907 | 1143 | 1028 | 838 | 700 | 680 | 536 | 528 | 437 | 370 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 180 | 177 | 140 | 119 | 90 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27AM 0.55 | 12:44AM 0.66 | 11:32AM 0.34 | 1:08AM 0.76 | 1:24PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:59PM 0.28 | 9:31AM 0.34 | 4:49PM 0.27 | 9:15AM 0.26 | 5:33PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 |

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