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 Bruny Island - Coal Point at 11PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Coal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | 72 | 85 | 119 | 119 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 210 | 198 | 250 | 236 | 222 | 198 | 189 | 140 | 128 | 121 | 117 | 163 | 138 | 134 | 211 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SE | E | WSW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SW | SE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:45PM 0.56 | 5:07AM 1.13 | 8:07PM 0.56 | 5:41AM 1.15 | 6:19AM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:26PM 0.53 | 1:12PM 0.20 | 9:42PM 0.56 | 1:56PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 |

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