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 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:30am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at A-Bay (Willyama Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 222 | 219 | 172 | 172 | 238 | 461 | 120 | 496 | 101 | 138 | 257 | 642 | 572 | 431 | 202 | 330 | 416 | 471 | 520 | 841 | 1068 | 1042 | 862 | 731 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ENE | S | SSE | S | S | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.70 | 9:35PM 0.43 | 6:42AM 0.57 | 12:27AM 0.55 | 12:44AM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:24PM 0.27 | 11:10PM 0.43 | 3:10PM 0.28 | 3:59PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

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