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 Dongara-Port Denison at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Dongara-Port Denison. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 672 | 816 | 511 | 298 | 467 | 415 | 408 | 368 | 140 | 137 | 140 | 273 | 287 | 282 | 319 | 361 | 396 | 389 | 288 | 268 | 302 | 349 | 338 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | W | W | WNW | NNW | N | NE | NNW | NW | WSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 0.56 | 5:47AM 0.25 | 6:19PM 0.61 | 6:40PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:51AM 0.24 | 7:50AM 0.24 | 3:54AM 0.19 | 4:09AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 |

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