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 Bancoora at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bancoora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 341 | 208 | 202 | 166 | 132 | 290 | 848 | 3248 | 4243 | 4458 | 7462 | 6650 | 5940 | 3348 | 1979 | 1876 | 2641 | 2207 | 1180 | 1003 | 838 | 706 | 593 | 455 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | S | S | S | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.56 | 6:51AM 1.72 | 7:52PM 1.51 | 7:28AM 1.61 | 8:58PM 1.49 | 8:09AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:39AM 0.67 | 1:28PM 0.47 | 1:30AM 0.84 | 2:15PM 0.49 | 2:30AM 0.96 | 3:04PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |

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