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 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at A-Bay (Willyama Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 680 | 536 | 458 | 437 | 370 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 180 | 177 | 140 | 119 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 64 | 59 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | ENE | NNE | W | SE | S | ESE | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 0.34 | 1:08AM 0.76 | 1:24PM 0.33 | 1:34AM 0.85 | 2:09PM 0.32 | 2:01AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 0.34 | 4:49PM 0.27 | 9:15AM 0.26 | 5:33PM 0.26 | 9:29AM 0.20 | 6:12PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 |

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